POLI1041 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Great Power
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Home is the social nest and man is a social being. Development of the child forms adult activity. What we learn in the family will form our expectations as an adult. Free flow of services from parent to child with no return. Natural expectation to be cared for and take care of others. We learn that we are able to be cared for. Children pick up this idea of caring. However, other people do not care about you as much as your family. Great power-- having the ability to do. Impressive because of their rights and accomplishments. Parents are a source or solution for everything. In the children"s eyes, parents are the great powers. It is convenient to government that we assume rulers to have the same traits as our primary caretakers. Laws of nature are diff from laws of the city. Urge to collectivism stems from our childhood experience. Working upon men"s affection is characteristic of politics .