SOC 1200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 46: Fiscal Conservatism, Christian Fundamentalism, Kyoto Protocol
13 May 2017
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Opposes free trade with usa/mexico, opposed to globalization, in favor of. Private enterprise, free markets, competitiveness, globalization, privatization of crown corporations: fiscal conservatism, social conservatism (anti-abortion, anti-gay, consistent with fundamentalist christians, family values, individual rights. Gladiatorial = participants involved in political fray, attending strategy meetings, run for political office . Transitional = contact a politician, contribute time/money to campaign . Spectator = express interest in politics, expose oneself to political information, vote . Power spread among many competing interest groups, negotiation . Limited resources mean no organization can expect to realize all of its goals . Organizations operate as veto groups, keeping opponents from achieving ends, relies on creating alliances . Economic, political, bureaucratic, labour and ideological elites make major decisions in. Power elite model: wright mills power concentrated among the rich . Economy, government, military, state and capitalists act as one . Try to make violence seem as a legitimate, political tactic .
