Some Concepts and Recaps Useful for the Third Exam
Example of Analysis Provided in Class
Ifaluk "ghost-beating" ritual:
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Conscious need (health) |
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Manifest Functions: -Defeat of Ghosts [?] (intended, recognized personal function) -Emotional Security (intended, recognized personal function) -Solidarity (unintended, recognized social function) |
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Performance of "ghost-beating" ritual |
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Unconscious need (in-group aggression)
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Latent Functions: -Reduction of Hostility (intended, unrecognized personal function) -Deflection of aggression from Society (unintended, unrecognized social function) -Unconscious Solidarity (intended and unrecognized social function) |
The Patrilineal-Patrilocal Complex
Increased Population Density >
Pressure on Resources (Scarcity) > Prisoner's Dilemma Decision-Making "Algorithm" >
Warfare as a Means of Protecting and Acquiring Scarce Resources >
Patrilineal Descent as a Means of Unambiguously Affiliating Males Together &
Patrilocality as a Means of Keeping These Males Together >
Male Supremacy/Dominance as Critical to Survival in Hostile Social Environment &
Sharp Public/Private Dichotomy Since Women are Often Outsiders and Potential Enemies
Overview of Jared Diamond's Argument
The Patrilineal-Patrilocal Complex
Increased Population Density >
Pressure on Resources (Scarcity) > Prisoner's Dilemma Decision-Making "Algorithm" >
Warfare as a Means of Protecting and Acquiring Scarce Resources >
Patrilineal Descent as a Means of Unambiguously Affiliating Males &
Patrilocality as a Means of Keeping These Males Together >
Male Supremacy/Dominance as Critical to Survival in Hostile Social Environment &
Sharp Public/Private Dichotomy Since Women are Often Outsiders and Potential Enemies
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