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Social Formations, Modo de Vida, and Conflict in Archaeology

Ensor, Bradley E.·2000·American Antiquity
DOI 10.2307/2694806
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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.

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Authors
Ensor, B. E.
Affiliations
University of Florida (US)
Corresponding author
Ensor, Bradley E.
Venue
American Antiquity
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published
2000-01
Volume
65
Issue
1
Pages
15-42
ISSN
  • 0002-7316 (ISSN-L)
  • 2325-5064
DOI
10.2307/2694806
OpenAlex
W2319264887
Semantic Scholar
eace29e335d9bde0c7881bd08e52241218cbfb14
Cited by
12
References
78
Citations by year
2019: 1 · 2013: 1
FWCI
9.37
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified, 6229 d)
Locations
American Antiquity (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Anthropology › Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Archaeological and Geological Studies
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
Keywords
social formation, social conflict, processual archaeology, structural Marxism, functionalism, modes of production, everyday life, power relations, interpersonal relationships

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