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A 3 page paper which discusses band societies as it relates to the centrality of the relations of production in shaping the band society’s political, social, and cultural conditions. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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may well only be comprised of a family (Types of Societies, 2006). Their structure, as a society, is far less complex than any other types of societies, but yet complex
in their own right for they are so simple they are beyond the comprehension of most larger societies. The following paper examines the centrality of the relations of production in
shaping the political, social and cultural aspects of band societies. Band Societies In first understanding the centrality of the relations of production in band societies it is perhaps important
to understand that band societies do not "produce" like larger societies. They are, as mentioned, generally considered to be hunter-gatherers and as such their production is for their own consumption
and the consumption of the band. They do engage, in perhaps many cases, in trade, which some may argue is a form of production. But, as one author notes, in
relationship to trading, "There was little organized trade at this level of societal organization" (Hager, 1998). And in many cases trade items were essentially gifts (Hager, 1998). If one
looks at the notion of production in terms of what is gathered and what is hunted and how it is distributed, thus leading to social and cultural and political elements,
it is noted that a band is "made up of nuclear families that live together and are loosely associated with a territory on which they hunt" (Types of societies, 2006).
If the band is a true hunter gatherer band, then there will be a political structure although "Band societies have no specialized roles. Social order is maintained through the informal
mechanisms of gossip, ridicule and avoidance - in other words through public opinion" (Types of societies, 2006). Considering that band societies are the simplest form of human social/political groups
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