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How Do Anthropologists Study Political Relations?
- Anthropologist James Scott describes everyday forms of resistance among peasants. What are everyday forms of resistance? Is this concept applicable within the context of contemporary Canadian society? If so, provide an example.
- The Human Terrain System, which was recently disbanded, raises a number of ethical and other debates about the use of anthropology within non-academic contexts. Should anthropologists be working for the military? Why or why not?
- Outline three different types of power, as defined by Eric Wolf.
- What is hegemony? Explain one example of hegemony in Canadian society, related, for example, to gender expectations or socioeconomic class relations. What could be done to counteract that example of hegemony?
- How can an anthropological perspective and investigation of power relations lead to a better understanding of politics in relation to nationalism, immigration, and cultural pluralism?
- What is one way in which the collection of census data and use of statistics can be used to benefit or harm the members of a society?