Week 3 - How do people make a living and get things done?
Overview: This week we examine subsistence strategies and economic systems. By the end of the week you will:
- know the characteristics of the four subsistence strategies
- understand the basic economic systems
- realize the impact of subsistence strategies on other cultural traits
- be able to identify the four types of political systems
| Readings | Finish Knauft CK: 5, 6 ER: Sharani |
| Lecture | Subsistence Video | PPT only | MP3 | text |
| Assignments | 7/10: Wiki-Contract 7/11: Reading Ethnography 7/11-13: Discussion Board |
| Study Questions | Describe the four subsistence strategies. What are the social characteristics of the peoples who follow each of the subsistence strategies? Describe the basic economic systems? How can all of the economic systems exist in one society? Which economic system is more likely to be paired with which subsistence strategy and why? What are the characteriestics of the four types of political systems? How are the types of political systems related to subsistence and economy? |
| Optional Readings | Economic Systems: more detailed information on the expected characteristics |
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