SOC203H1 Lecture Notes - Alexis De Tocqueville, Social Contract, Ruling Class
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Ask ta if your agument is good- summary is not enough. Making a claim but not backing it up with evidence. The assessment you will provide will consist of your main argument. Church electing a new pope) the moral authority of the church is very weak- so many cases of child abuse that have come forward. The problem has to do not only with the mistreatment of children, but also the way in which the institution responds to these cases. Attempts to cover up to silence this problem. Perfect illustration of erosion of moral authority church is supposed to uphold behaviour- there is a gap between what the church is supposed to uphold and the behaviour. The kind of authority we will be looking at are: authoritative opinion, and political authority. Already have exposure of the erosion of political authority (french revolution). The king of france"s authority being weakened; and of the nobility around them.
