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22 Cards in this Set
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alienation of labor
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marx's term for laborers loss of control over their work process
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authority
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legitimate power institutionalized in organizations
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capitalism
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eco system based on private ownership of property and competition
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charisma
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exceptional personal quality attributed to popular leaders
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coercion
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illegitimate use of force/threat to compel obedience
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communism
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classless society
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conglomerate
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corporation that owns companies in various unrelated industries
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dual economy
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comprises a core of giant corporations dominating market and periphery of small forms competing for remaining shares
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economic instution
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system for producing and distributing goods and services
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ideological conservatives
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opposed to big gov b/c of belief in free enterprise, rugged individualism and capitalism
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influence
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ability to control others behavior thru persuasion rather than coercion or authority
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interest group
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organized collection of people who attempt to influence gov policies
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mixed economy
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eco system contains both elements of capitalism and socialism
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monopoly
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one firm controls output of entire industry
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multinational corporations
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corporations that have subsidaries in many countries
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oligopoly
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few companies control the output of an industry
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operational liberals
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support big gov and programs that give service to public
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political power
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capacity to use gov to make decisions that affect whole society
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political socialization
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learning process by which individuals acquire political knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes
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politics
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type of human interaction that involves some people acquiring and exercising power over others
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power
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ability to control behavior of others, even against they own will
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terrorism
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use of violence to express dissatisfaction with gov
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