POL S101- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 25 pages long!)
5 Oct 2017
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Deeper understanding: politics should be thought of as broader than government, often politics is defined in terms of activity related to the making of authoritative decisions. Who should: who gets to say (cid:449)hat so(cid:272)iety(cid:859)s (cid:448)alues are i(cid:374) a de(cid:373)o(cid:272)ra(cid:272)y, ex. Power: power is often defined as the ability to influence the behaviour of others, particularly getting them to do something they would not have done otherwise, a lot of our power comes from rights. Refers to coercion, inducements, and persuasion as ways that power are exerted: three faces of power. No(cid:449) it is(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:271)ad, just differe(cid:374)t: foucault, the things we accept as true we do not challenge. Power shuts down people who want to challenge the things society has accepted as true. A(cid:272)ti(cid:448)ity for mo(cid:374)day(cid:859)s dis(cid:272)ussio(cid:374: think about indigenous people in canada. People feel included and valued by society: look at statistic in new zealand/australia who also have significant aboriginal population and see if stats are different.
