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23 Cards in this Set
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Economics |
the processes through which goods and services are produced & distributed in societies |
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Politics |
the use of power to determine whose values will be predominate,how rewards and resources will be allocated, and the manner in which conflicting interests in society will be resolved. |
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Power |
ability of one group to realize its will, even in the face of resistance from other groups |
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Legitimacy |
the capacity of the system to engender and maintain the belief that the existing institutions are the most appropriate ones for society |
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Authority |
obeyed because people believe it is right and proper that they obey. |
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State |
political institution with legitimate control over the use of force within a particular territory |
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Government |
operation of the state by a particular group of people who have the authority to make decisions and supervise the allocation of resources |
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Functionalist Perspective |
-produces & distribute goods & services (organizes social life) -provides framework with rules & norms of conduct -creates social order & encouraged stability -creates a setting for conflicts to be resolved *without it there would be chaos and it would be virtually impossible to live out life. |
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Conflict Perspective |
-emerge out of social need, and benefit the dominant groups -state merely is a social contract to maintain order -one group dominates while the other one is exploited |
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Oligarchy |
means to rule by a small number of people in which other group members take little part in making decisions |
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Totalitarianism |
all the familiar social institutions, such as the economy, education, and to some extent family and religion, are under total state control.(dictatorship) |
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democracy |
a political ties for changing the governing officials, and a social mechanism which permits the largest possible part of the population to influence major decisions by choosing among the contenders for political office |
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Capitalism |
the means of economic production & distribution are privately held, the profit motive is the primary force guiding people's economic behavior, and there is free competition among both producers and consumers of goods. |
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Welfare Capitalism |
that combines a strongly competitive market and private property with some government regulation for the public good |
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Socialism |
the means of production & distribution are collectively held so that the goods and services that people need are provided & equitably distributed |
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Democratic (Mixed) Socialist economy |
in which there are strong elements of both capitalism & socialism |
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Power elite model |
a small group of very powerful people make just about all the important decisions in the United States |
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Pluralist model |
views power that spreads over a large number of groups with divergent values, interests, and goals |
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Military-Industrial Complex |
the relationship between the military that wants to purchase weapons & the corporations that produce the weapons |
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Corporation |
a business enterprise that is owned by stockholders, most of whom are not involved in running the daily affairs of the business |
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Political globalization |
refers to the emergence of interconnected and unified structures and organizations that transcend national boundaries and that are used to exercise power, allocate resources, and resolve conflicts of interest on a global scale |
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Economic globalization |
refers to structures and processes, unified and interconnected on a worldwide basis, for producing & distributing goods & services |
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Propaganda |
the deliberate spread of one sided information or ideas with the intent of helping or harming particular people, groups, institutions, or societies |
