To ensure that you fully understand the material covered in the chapter, consider the following questions. You can either write the answers or try discussing them with a friend or classmate. For more study questions, refer to the end of each chapter in the textbook.

1			Give examples of informal and formal social controls in your community. Compare and contrast your results with the social controls in a foraging or horticultural society.
2			Provide an example of a situation in your society in which individuals may have power without authority. Discuss how decisions are made in this situation.
3			Compare and contrast the Inuit song duel with the legal system of the United States.