POL 128 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Traditional Authority, Charismatic Authority, Free Rider Problem
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Ex: equality can mean all persons have the same rights or it can mean every person should have the same portion of wealth: with same variety of values different people prioritize values differently. People have different identities: people within political community will often identify with one or more particular groups. Ex: male, asian, student, catholic: the desire for recognition can lead to disagreements. People struggle for power in political arena: to gain and maintain position, affect and control of decision making, enjoy competition, affect direction and policies of political parties, achieve an objective. Is often exercised behind closed doors and is not viable to casual observers. Authoritative allocation of values for a society with the use of governmental institutions the limits of resources" of a society that are allocated: politics: activity related to influencing, making or implementing collective decisions for political community. Power: power: the ability to achieve an objective by influencing the behaviour of others.