The Sociocultural System 1) SuperStrucrure: The mental life of the system (Ideas, believes, values, norm 2) Structure: The Organization of the system A) The Political Economy: a1) The Economic Organization a2) The Political Organization B) The Domestic Economy: Kinship (Family, Marriage & Descent Rules) 3) Infrastructure: Technological/Environmental Base of the System A) The Mode of Production B) The Mode of Reproduction
Infrastructure: A) The Modes of Production Modes of Production: the technologies & practices for acquiring/producing energy Foraging: Hunting & gathering strategies for acquiring energy Pastoralism: Domestication of animals for the production of energy Extensive Agriculture: Domestication of plants & animals without the use of irrigation, draft animals, or fertilizers Intensive Agriculture: Domestication of plants & animals with the use of irrigation, draft animals, and fertilizers Industrialism: Mechanization of intensive agriculture with the introduction of fossil fuel Hyperindustrialism: Industrialism with emphasis on information and services