AHSS*1130 Chapter Notes - Chapter 17: Social Movement Organization, Elite, Dominant Ideology
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Power is exercised in the political arena by political parties, elected legislators, and civil servants. The sstate is the chief actor, using its great power / resource to control and change people"s behaviour politics and power; Weber; power; ability of a person or group to achieve their objective even when opposed: concentrated in society because some people consistency have greater discretion. Power is capacity to act in a desired way, Politics is the process of mobilizing these capacities: most visible; involves struggle between opposing forces; evident in what people do to avoid conflict and maintain their dominations; Example; controlling agendas, timing of decisions, and how others define their interests. John gaventa; power was maintained for generation in his investigation of why appalachian miners remained politically inactive; because local elite controlled vital resources, but also the opinion forming insuttions of the areas, school, churches, and the media.
