SOC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Political Positions Of Donald Trump, Information Revolution, Representative Democracy

• School: Concordia University of Edmonton
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 101
• Professor: Robin Willey

Document Summary

Trumpism & the sociology of politics and gov"t. Social institution that disrupts power, sets society"s goals and makes decisions. Karl marx definition: ability to achieve desired ends despite resistance from others. Formal organization that directs the political life of society. Power that ppl perceive as legitimate rather than coercive. Historical trend in the modern world has been toward democracy. A political system that gives power to the ppl as a whole. Many countries (including canada) are not actual democracies. Millions of ppl are working as bureaucrats (but not elected) Society is still highly stratified w/ rich having more political power. A new political order due to their enormous power. Moved national politics onto the world stage i. e. wikileaks. Seek to advance global issues such as human rights & ecological sustainability. A political system that denies ppl participation in gov"t. Uses force in response to dissent or opposition. Highly centralized political system that extensively regulates ppls lives.