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SOCY:1000 FinalGovernment
people and organizations that formulate and implement public policy
Social Contract
people individually and collectively agree for the common good to relinquish
some of their individual autonomy and freedom to a government that is tasked
with protecting their remaining rights
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Coercive power
usually force someone to submit by force or threat of force
Persuasive power
convince someone to submit by offering rewards or deals
Politics
social process through which power is exercised
Political Insitutions
enduring social arrangements that distribute and exercise power
Authority
form of legitimate power that has widespread social approval. people submit
because they accept power over them.
Traditional authority
,based on custom and habit. it is accepted because that has always been the
case; its legitimacy exists
Legal-rational authority
based on explicit rules. ex: the constitutionally established federal government
Charismatic authority
based on unique personal characteristics. people drawn to the leader's personal
qualities
ex: Hitler, Malcolm X
Expertise authority
derived from possession of specialized knowledge
Influence
ability to affect the behavior of others through persuasion, rewards, inducements,
and appeals reason
Propaganda
misuse of facts, ideas, and opinions to persuade an audience
Censorship
information is withheld or altered
Ideology
beliefs, values, attitudes, and norms that rationalize and support elite power and
privilege
Mass media and Social media
, most people's primary source for information about politics. can reinforce
stereotypes
Equal Access to Information
access to media and technology is highly stratified by social class. stratification is
driven by all the social issues
Nation-states
governments that have a unified administrative reach across large territories over
which sovereignty is claimed
Authoritarian Regimes
power is concentrated in the hands of a single leader, or small elite who govern
without constitutional limits
Dictatorship
a political system of arbitrary rule by a single individual
Oligarchies
a small group of elites who wield power and are accountable to themselves
Totalitarian regimes
not content to just rule they seek to regulate all aspects of people's lives
Democracy
a political system based on popular participation in decision making
condition for democracy
-advanced economic development
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