SOC 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Relative Deprivation
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Power is not dyadic (a two party or binary or 0/1 relationship) The world does not consist simply of victims and perpetrators. A powerful and powerless at the same time. They hold power, use violence approved by the government. But individuals power in the group is very low. There"s people above the police and soldiers who can tell them what to do. The systematic and structured social order is what matters, not just the individuals in a two way encounter. The big picture directs us to a more accurate assessment of power. The presence of organized power is a feature of all known societies thus far. Domination never appears without resistance to it. To the exercise of unwanted power is a constant in every society. Can be infrapolitics (off the radar of formal politics, part of everyday life) Ex: to compensate for the low paid wage, workers steal paper, coffee, etc.
