Unfolding In Africa

1 The approach to African societies In Africa the societal structure of the African community is based on a social horizon. This is a subjective concept based on a single individual’s point of view. Though both the subjective and objective concepts are closely linked, age and gender plays roles in their behavior. When looking at the cultural differences and the history unfolding in Africa this chapter touched on the three essential marks of the nineteenth century: the traditional, the colonial, and the independent. The traditional period was one that really couldn’t be traced, but is identified as the time when the colonial conquest took place in the nineteenth century that was the end of African sovereignty. This also marks the heralding …show more content…
Power is a relation that doesn’t give rise to a distinct network, but instead crisscrosses across many. It is a universal value to survival and the good things in life. Power is achieved in the society many ways. One way the book states is that man may obtain power with techniques of production. For example, agriculture, animal husbandry, or any nature task that will allow him to extract the necessities to sustain and advance in the group. This is known as power over nature which is basic and fundamental. Through anthropological or sociological research these techniques are able to be recognized. This allows doe a dominant to be acknowledged, like a chief. This may be known as the power of relation if he was able to persuade others and maintain his reputation by expressing his exemplary qualities. The books identifies obtaining by power with the example of a man and woman scenario. Basically saying if a man can trick a woman he then earns power, but if a man and woman had mutual feelings for each other and became women there is no power relation. So having power is tied to being dominated which is linked to …show more content…
Earlier in the book we learned that the dominant applied pressure to the dominated to get what they wanted without any return. Now we will see how goods and services are applied to this concept. Economic not only includes exchange, it is the production, distribution and consumption of goods. When one considers that all economic goods will directly meet the basic needs of life in the area studied and the material means necessary to produce these things, he is using the procedure to recognize economic values. Also, he using his inside knowledge. This chapter went on the say how these concepts were applied to the market and how roles also played apart. All the chapters then start to tie in together because be able to exchange the goods aids in being that you have