SOCI 1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Big Business, Elite Theory, Civil Society
21 Mar 2016
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Canadian political institutions/definitions: types of state control, theories of democracy, power distributions in society & consequences for political behaviour and public policy, influence of social structures and state institutions on politics. Legitimate, institutionalized power: traditional authority: the norm in tribal and feudal societies; rulers inherit authority through family or clan ties. Legal-rational authority: in modern societies, authority derives from respect for the law. Charismatic authority: based on a belief in the claims of extraordinary individuals that they are inspired by a god or some higher principle. Revolution: a political revolution is the overthrow of political institutions by an opposition movement and its replacement by new institutions. State and civil society: the state consists of the institutions responsible for formulating and carrying out a country"s laws and public policies. In performing these functions, the state regulates citizens in civil society. Civil society: the private sphere of social life. Political institutions defined: political parties: organizations that compete for control of government.
