Question 1

The prevalence of patriarchal societies and the seeming absence of matriarchal societies have at times perplexed anthropologists. How do anthropologists handle the issue of power and gender? What are some of the arguments to explain this disparity?

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Question 2

In your text, you have been presented with definitions and examples of rebellion, revolution, and civil disobedience. Discuss the role of each in the evolution of the state. When and how can each be productive for a society?​

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Question 3

Discuss the evolution of political systems and how they are tied to the society's infrastructure. Cover each of the four primary political systems in your response.​

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Question 4

We've seen in this chapter that there are a variety of ways to exert control in a society. In some ways, it appears that those societies that use a multitude of responses are more stable than those that only seem to have a single way of handling controversy. Consider the various types of cultural control you have learned and present at least three cases where some of the less traditional methods (such as the Talking Circle, etc.) might be used productively in our own society.​

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Question 5

Why do wars occur? Name several reasons, and explain why each contributes to social upheaval and may result in intensified aggression.​

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Quiz 14: Politics Power and Violence

The prevalence of patriarchal societies and the seeming absence of matriarchal societies have at times perplexed anthropologists. How do anthropologists handle the issue of power and gender? What are some of the arguments to explain this disparity?

In your text, you have been presented with definitions and examples of rebellion, revolution, and civil disobedience. Discuss the role of each in the evolution of the state. When and how can each be productive for a society?​

Discuss the evolution of political systems and how they are tied to the society's infrastructure. Cover each of the four primary political systems in your response.​

Why do wars occur? Name several reasons, and explain why each contributes to social upheaval and may result in intensified aggression.​

In your text, you have been presented with definitions and examples of rebellion, revolution, and civil disobedience. Discuss the role of each in the evolution of the state. When and how can each be productive for a society?

Discuss the evolution of political systems and how they are tied to the society's infrastructure. Cover each of the four primary political systems in your response.

Why do wars occur? Name several reasons, and explain why each contributes to social upheaval and may result in intensified aggression.