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16 Cards in this Set
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Adjudication
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Mediation with an unbiased third party making the ultimate decision.
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Band
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A small group of related households occupying a particular region that gather periodically on an ad hoc basis but that do not yield their sovereignty to the larger collective.
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Chiefdom
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A regional polity in which two or more local groups are organized under a single chief, who is at the head of a ranked hierarchy of people.
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Cultural control
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Control through beliefs and values deeply internalized in the minds of individuals.
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Tribe
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A group of nominally independent communities occupying a specific region that share a common language and culture and that are integrated by some unifying factor.
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Law
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Formal negative sanctions.
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Mediation
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Settlement of a dispute through negotiation assisted by an unbiased third party.
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Nation
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Communities of people who see themselves as "one people" on the basis of common ancestry, history, society, institutions, ideology, language, territory, and (often) religion.
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Negotiation
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The use of direct argument and compromise by the parties to a dispute to arrive voluntarily at a mutually satisfactory agreement.
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Sanctions
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Externalized social controls designed to encourage conformity to social norms.
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Segmentary lineage system
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A form of political organization in which a larger group is broken up into clans that are further divided into lineages.
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Social control
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Control over groups through open coercion.
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State
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In anthropology, a centralized political system that may legitimately use force to maintain social order.
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Political organization
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The way power is distributed and embedded in society; the means through which a society creates and maintains social order and reduces social disorder.
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Legitimacy
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The right of political leaders to govern--to hold, use, and allocate power--based on the values a particular society holds.
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Power
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The ability of individuals or groups to impose their will upon others and make them do things even against their own wants or wishes.
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