Social Formations, Modo de Vida, and Conflict in Archaeology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2560740 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bradley E Ensor (University of Florida, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 15-42 |
| Publication date | 2000-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7316 • E-ISSN: 2325-5064 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2694806 |
| OpenAlex | W2319264887 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 52 |
The focus of archaeological investigation is shifting from generalizations about societies for comparative theory-building to the internal dynamics of societies. The generalizations made in processual archaeology have been attacked for ignoring conflict and the modo de vida: the concrete rhythms of daily life. As a result, the increased attention to internal dynamics is beginning to paint complex pictures of social relationships. A structural marxist approach that was associated with functionalism is reappraised and argued to be suitable for understanding the complexities of individual's daily lives and power relations. Rather than viewing social formations as systems comprised of multiple modes of production that influence one another, individuals are argued to have crossed between modes. The sets of social relations comprise the totality of people's daily experiences. Furthermore, within each mode of production are different recognizable variations that produce dynamic sets of relations. An application to the U.S. Southwest illustrates this social formations approach to modo de vida and conflict
Epistemology · Focus (optics) · Functionalism (philosophy of mind) · Marxist philosophy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics) · Relations of production · Social conflict · Social relation · Social science · Social stratification · Sociology · Anthropology · Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · Law · Philosophy
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The Hohokam of Southwest North America
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Collapse as Cultural Revolution
Out of Many, One
Returning to the Source
The Theoretical Landscape and the Methodological Development of Archaeology in Latin America
The Aztecs of central Mexico
Chaco & Hohokam
Social classes in agrarian societies
Archaeological Method and Theory
Engendering archaeology
Mississippian Settlement Patterns
The Agrarian Question and Reformism in Latin America
Lowland Maya settlement patterns
Europe and the people without history
Maidens, meal, and money
Marxist Analyses and Social Anthropology
Toward an anthropology of women.
Households
Petty Commodity Production, Capital Accumulation, and Peasant Differentiation
From the German Ideology
Minangkabau Social Formations
The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State
Social Classes in Agrarian Societies
Excavations at Snaketown IV, Reviews and Conclusions
The Hohokam
Infrastructures, Societies, and History [and Comments]
Trade, Women, Class, and Society in Ancient Western Asia [and Comments and Reply]
Theory of culture change
Morphology and Function of Hohokam Small Structures
An Inside View of Hohokam Architecture
Early Formative Period Chronology for the Tucson Basin
Peripheral Considerations
Small Site Function and Duration of Occupation in the Hohokam Northern Periphery
Evolution of Social Systems
The Asset Demand for Children During Agricultural Modernization
Population, Involution and Employment in Rural Java
Feminist Theory
The Devil and Commodity Fetishism in South America
Women, Race and Class
Although They Have Petty Captains, They Obey Them Badly
Power, Labor, and the Dynamics of Change in Chacoan Political Economy
The Evolution of Social Systems
Distinguished Lecture in Archeology
The Evolution of Avunculocal Chiefdoms
The Relative Decline in Women's Contribution to Agriculture with Intensification
Prehistoric Irrigation in Arizona
Spirits of Resistance and Capitalist Discipline, Second Edition
Imperialism and the Reproduction of Capitalism
From reproduction to production
Local History in Global Context
Social Archaeology in Latin America
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,32 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2011 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |