answer 5 question

Anthropologists james feguson and akhil gupta suggest the state, which may seem very abstract , becomes real in the imaginations and experences of people as it is ecountered in daily life. How does the state become real for you? Keep a diary of the ways you encounter the power of the state—federal, state, and local—in any given day. Use the following categories to get started. Can you identify at lest 25 daily encounters with the state?

public agencies: describe local, state and Federal agencies and office that shape your day.

Social life: how does the state shape your social life? consider age restrictions or other regulation of act ivies like driving, drinking, marijuana use, sex, and marriage.

Meida: What is the state’s role in media like television, radio, the internet, news or social media?

Safety: what role does the state play in ensuring your safety. And how do encounter that over the course of the day? How is your life shaped by police, firefighters, fire codes, gun law, environmental protection, school security, or other people or regulations?

Absence: in what aspects of your life do you feel the state is absent? Is this beneficial or deterimental? How would a stronger state presence change this part of your life.