Short notes
The concept of ethnicity
The Concept Of Ethnicity
Definition
Ethnicity is a process/relationship, not just a static category.
Thinkers
- Scholar: Clifford Geertz (Old Societies and New States, 1963).
Ethnic Conflicts And Political Developments
Definition
Ethnicity is a process/relationship, not just a static category.
Thinkers
- Scholar: Clifford Geertz (Old Societies and New States, 1963).
Unrest Among Tribal Communities
Definition
A key feature distinguishing tribes from bands is the presence of pan-tribal sodality (associational organisation).
Example / case study
- Leader may select camp location but lacks coercive power
- The concept of tribe was elaborated by Elman Service.
Thinkers
- Scholar: Clifford Geertz (Old Societies and New States, 1963).
Regionalism And Demand For Autonomy
Definition
Consumption is the utilisation of final goods and services by society.
Example / case study
- Potlatch (North-West Coast)- Kwakiutl by F. Boas
Thinkers
- Scholar: Clifford Geertz (Old Societies and New States, 1963).
Pseudo-Tribalism. Social Change Among The Tribes During Colonial And Post-Indepe
Definition
A key feature distinguishing tribes from bands is the presence of pan-tribal sodality (associational organisation).
Thinkers
- Identified by K.S. Singh – “tribalism without tribes”.
- Scholar: Clifford Geertz (Old Societies and New States, 1963).