GLST 290 FINAL EXAM-LIBERTY
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Political Anthropology - ANS the study of power, authority, and systems of social life
Power - ANS influencing or controlling the behavior of others
Authority - ANS right granted to exercise power
Three Types of Power - ANS Coercive
Persuasive
Hegemonic
Coercive Power - ANS use of force, legitimate or illegitimate, by an individual or group.
Persuasive Power - ANS use of words, relationships, and actions that influence others.
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, Hegemonic Power - ANS dominance of ideas or cultures that serve to maintain balance in a
society
3 Dynamics of Power - ANS Social
Formal
Informal
Social Sanctions - ANS the responses, positive and negative, that people receive for their
behavior
Formal Sanctions - ANS approved or delivered by institutions holding official power (fines
and other punishments).
Informal Sanctions - ANS positive or negative actions or words approved or disproved by
institution.
Bands - ANS existing of fewer than 100 members, most of whom are related to one another
through kinship. It is also the most ancient political system, possess flexible membership, often
hunters and gatherers, decisions are made by consensus, egalitarian, and conflict resolution
happens through informal sanctions
Tribes - ANS a centralized political system that may be associated with any economic form.
Some characteristics of a tribe include the fact that several tribes may be united as a society by
culture, language, or heritage, they own leadership, can create associations for temporary
purpose (war), and often resolve conflict resolutions informally
Chiefdom/Kingdom - ANS a system of political organization involving an inheritable office,
which usually passes down through the family line. Some characteristics of a chiefdom/kingdom
include the family or individual is authority, the status of the other members of society under
king or chief, consolidate control through coercive means, division of labor more specialized,
food surpluses are redistributed through taxtation, conflict resolution more formalized
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UNIVERSITY QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS | LATEST
VERSION 2025/2026.
Political Anthropology - ANS the study of power, authority, and systems of social life
Power - ANS influencing or controlling the behavior of others
Authority - ANS right granted to exercise power
Three Types of Power - ANS Coercive
Persuasive
Hegemonic
Coercive Power - ANS use of force, legitimate or illegitimate, by an individual or group.
Persuasive Power - ANS use of words, relationships, and actions that influence others.
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, Hegemonic Power - ANS dominance of ideas or cultures that serve to maintain balance in a
society
3 Dynamics of Power - ANS Social
Formal
Informal
Social Sanctions - ANS the responses, positive and negative, that people receive for their
behavior
Formal Sanctions - ANS approved or delivered by institutions holding official power (fines
and other punishments).
Informal Sanctions - ANS positive or negative actions or words approved or disproved by
institution.
Bands - ANS existing of fewer than 100 members, most of whom are related to one another
through kinship. It is also the most ancient political system, possess flexible membership, often
hunters and gatherers, decisions are made by consensus, egalitarian, and conflict resolution
happens through informal sanctions
Tribes - ANS a centralized political system that may be associated with any economic form.
Some characteristics of a tribe include the fact that several tribes may be united as a society by
culture, language, or heritage, they own leadership, can create associations for temporary
purpose (war), and often resolve conflict resolutions informally
Chiefdom/Kingdom - ANS a system of political organization involving an inheritable office,
which usually passes down through the family line. Some characteristics of a chiefdom/kingdom
include the family or individual is authority, the status of the other members of society under
king or chief, consolidate control through coercive means, division of labor more specialized,
food surpluses are redistributed through taxtation, conflict resolution more formalized
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