SOC 232 Lecture : Soc 232 March 1.doc
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Neal and seeman defined powerlessness as a low expectation of control over events, as lack of control over the political system, the industrial economy, and international affairs. Their basic idea was that the experience of powerlessness revolves around subjectively held probabilities that the outcome of political and economic events cannot be controlled by oneself or, collectively, by persons like oneself. I think we have adequate means for preventing runaway inflation. There"s very little we can do to keep prices from going higher. Persons like myself have little chance of protecting our personal interests. 2. when they conflict with those of strong pressure groups. I feel that we have adequate ways of coping with pressure groups. A lasting world peace can be achieved by those of us who work toward it. There"s very little we can do to bring about permanent world peace. There"s very little persons like myself can do to improve world opinion of.
