Anthro 205 1st Edition Lecture 4 Outline of Last Lecture I Ethnography a Origins of the Word b Definitions and Definitions given by the teacher c Observations II Research Methods in Cultural Anthropology a Methods b Observations Outline of Current Lecture I Envisioning Power a What is power b Levels of power Modalities of Power c Observation Difference Between Tactile and structural power II Readings a Karen Ho Liquidated b Eric Wolf Introduction to Envisioning Power Current Lecture Envisioning Power What is power Always part of human behavior not something outside of us What causes inequality Relational Cannot be abstracted from human behavior Levels of Power Modalities of Power 1 Individual Power These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute Ambition Achievement Most we are familiar and comfortable with As teachers said Pulling ourselves by the bootstraps 2 Interpersonal The use of power between individuals Between 2 people Usually don t pay attention to the context We are also very familiar and comfortable with but it is a familiarity limited to the relationship 3 Tactical and Organizational Show potentiality Far reaching power Controls limits or broadens contexts of people s lives 4 Structural Defines and organizes Power to control labor Affects people s material power OBS Difference between Tactile and Structural Powers Ex James Robertson A man who has to walk 21 miles to get to work Link http www freep com story news local michigan oakland 2015 01 31 detroit commuting troyrochester hills smart ddot ubs banker woodward buses transit 22660785 Key Points Works for 10 53 hr Has to walk 21 miles to work every day 4 hours to go 13 to go back home Sleeps 2 hours a night to be able to make the commute Boss uses him as a model Boss wife feeds him before he starts his trip back Can t afford a car Putting the Example into Modalities of Power 1 2 3 4 Individual Power His own will power to go to work everyday Interpersonal Power Car rides from other people Boss Tactile Power Worker s rights job security Structural Power Public transportation capitalism cultural influences Therefore Tactile Power is in an industrial level rules policies Structural Power is in an economical level Readings Karen Ho Liquidated Wall Street Gives a perspective for reader to see reality Why the economy really changes events Makes us think about symbolic power vs economic view of power Symbolic Power o o o o o Something that exists alongside economic power Just as important and as powerful as economic power How they investment bankers in this case justify social order Makes it more difficult to understand morality Justifies inequality Eric Wolf Introduction to Envisioning Power Keep in mind that ideas are not free they are always linked to something bigger POWER Plays of power are always part of human relationships 4 ideas are always implicated in power Key question In what ways are ideas linked to power