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33 Cards in this Set

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power
the ability to exercise ones will over others even if they resist
force
the actual or threatened use of coersion to impose one's will on others
influence
the exercise of power through a process of persuasion
authority
insitutionalized power that is recognized by the people over whom it is exercised
traditional authority
legitimate power conferred by custom and accepted practice
rational-legal authority
authority based on formally agreed-upon and accepted rules, principles, and procedures of conduct that are established in order to accomplish goals in the most effecient manner possible
charismatic authority
power made legitimate by a leader's exceptional personal or emotional appeal to his or her followers
industrial society
a society that depends on mechanization to produce its goods and services
economic system
the social insitution through which goods and services are produced, distributed, and consumed
capitalism
an economic system in which the means of production are held largely in private hands and the main incentive for economic activity is the accumulation of profits
laissez-faire
a form of capitalism under which people compete freely, with minimal goverment intervention in the economy
monopoly
control of a market by a single business firm
socialism
an economic system under which the means of production and distribution are collectively owned
communism
as an ideal type, an economic system under which all property is communally owned and social distinctions are made on the basis of people's ability to produce
mixed economy
an economic system that combines elements of both capitalism and socialism
informal economy
transfers of money, goods or services that are not reported to the goverment
deindistrialization
the systematic, widespread withdrawal of investment in basic aspects of productively, such as factories and plants
downsizing
reductions in a company's workforce as part of deindustrialization
offshoring
the transfer of work to foreign contractors
politics
in Harold Lasswell's words "who gets what, when, and how"
political system
the social institution that is founded on a recognized set of procedures for implementing and acheiving society's goals
monarchy
a form of government headed by a single member of a royal family, usually a king, queen, or some other hereditary ruler
oligarchy
a form of government in which a few individuals rule
dictatorship
a government in which one person has nearly total power to make and enforce laws
totalitarianism
virtually complete government control and surveilance over all aspects of a society's social and political life
democracy
in a literal sense, government by the people
representative democracy
a form of government in which certain individuals are selected to speak for the people
elite model
a view of society as being ruled by a small group of individuals who share a common set of political and economic interests
power elite
a small group of military, industrial, and government leaders who control the fate of the US
pluralist model
a view of society in which many competing groups within the community have access to government, so that no single group is dominant
war
conflict between organizations that possess trained combat forces equipped with deadly weapons
terrorism
the use or threat of violence against random or symbolic targets in pursuit of political aims
peace
the absence of war, or more broadly, a proactive effort to develop cooperative relations among nations