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WHAT IS POLITICS?
10.3 The Ingredients of Hierarchy: Graeber & Wengrow’s Dawn of Everything Chapter 3, ”Unfreezing the Ice Age”
Feb 22, 2022
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- Human societies can choose between democratic and dominance hierarchies, highlighting power dynamics.
- Dominance hierarchies thrive when individuals control essential resources and restrict alternatives for others.
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Human Societies and Hierarchy
Human societies are predominantly organized in dominance hierarchies where power, wealth, and rights are unequal. The authors argue that while hierarchy seems pervasive today, it is not a necessary societal structure. They emphasize the human ability to choose social structures and advocate for a shift away from dominance hierarchies. A key distinction made is between democratic and dominance hierarchies, highlighting how power is wielded in each context.
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