POLS 1000 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Civil Society, Minority Rights, Liberal Democracy

• School: York University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 1000
• Professor: Janice Newton

Document Summary

Alienation alienation, according to marx, is the oppression of the working class by the bourgeoisie by separating the produced good from the workers in a capitalist mode of production. Authority the legitimate right to exercise power to influence people into doing something that they not have done. There are three types traditional, charismatic and rational-bureaucratic. The freedom to think, choose and act without the influence of another person or group. Bourgeoisie a term used in marxist analysts which refers to the social class that controls the means of production the capitalist class. Bureaucracy a group of non-elected officials within an institution whom implement the rules, ideas and functions of their institution. Often refers to the government institution that carries out the decisions of the legislative branch of government. Civil rights citizenship rights that are necessary for the protection of an individual"s freedom. They ensure a citizen"s right to participate in the civil and political life of the state.