SOC-S 100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Resource Mobilization, Free Rider Problem, Market Structure
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4 characteristics: 1. organized government 2. rule over a given territory 3. backed by legal system 4. use military force to implement its policies. Nation state: modern form of a state. characterized by legal sovereignty and -citizenship. associated w nationalism nationalism: a set of beliefs and symbols expressing identification w a national community. News media it is how we know what is going on in the world/country. How its supposed to work: have a political belief system, ideology, two big parties meet in the middle,self interest,high levels of participation. How it actually works: no political belief system (little consistency), people have little info about gov. , no ideological coherence. Symbolic ideology: affinity towards groups--kinds of feelings, values that different ideological labels have-- people symbolically conservative. Us has lowest voter turnout trends in who votes: youth and african american"s voted a lot in recent election, highest turnout in whites, lowest among hispanics. greater incot.
