POLSCI 2F03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Mothers Against Drunk Driving

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLSCI 2F03
• Professor: Peter Graefe

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Interest groups are groups that want to influence society without governing. Interest groups are divided into two, public and private. Private: look to improve their membership and their own groups interests >usually called selective benefits ie. canadian bankers assosciation. Public: look to improve conditions for people outside their membership and bring change for the wider community >usually called diffuse benefits ie. mothers against. These i(cid:374)te(cid:396)est g(cid:396)oups ca(cid:374) also hi(cid:374)de(cid:396) de(cid:373)oc(cid:396)acy, sayi(cid:374)g that if they do(cid:374) t have e(cid:395)ual financial backing, some can have less influence and not pursue their interests in representing the wider community.