7.0 Political Anthropology: A Cross-Cultural Comparison
Demetrios Brellas and Vanessa Martinez
Authors:
Vanessa Martínez, Holyoke Community College
Demetrios Brellas, Framingham State University
Contributing Author:
Paul McDowell, Santa Barbara City College
Learning Objectives
- Identify the four levels of socio-cultural integration (band, tribe, chiefdom, and state) and describe their characteristics.
- Compare systems of leadership in egalitarian and non-egalitarian societies.
- Describe systems used in tribes and chiefdoms to achieve social integration and encourage connections between people.
- Assess the benefits and problems associated with state-level political organizations.
