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CHAPTER 11:  POLITICAL ORGANIZATION AND THE MAINTENANCE OF ORDER



Short Answer
 

 1. 

Use the Bedouin example to illustrate the effectiveness of informal sanctions.
 
 

 2. 

What are the arguments that support the view that humans are not innately warlike?
 
 

 3. 

What are some factors which discourage warfare among foraging peoples?
 
 

 4. 

What are some of the main features of the “Big Man” system found in many New Guinea societies?
 

 5. 

Distinguish between offences against the state and offences against the individual in Western societies.
 
 



 
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