POL214Y5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Social Forces, Social Movement, Civil Disobedience
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Neo-pluralism a modification of pluralist theory that views business interests as having a privileged position in influencing government policymaking. Rational choice theory a theory based on the assumption that individuals rationally pursue their own self-interest. State-centered theory the theory that the state is largely independent of social forces ad thus state actors are relatively free to act on their own values and interests. Self-interest groups interest groups that are primarily concerned with selective benefits that are directed toward their members. Selective benefits a particular benefit that is made available to the members of an interest group but is not available to the public as a whole. Public interest group a group that pursues goals that can be viewed as being for the public good and do not benefit members of the group exclusively. Collective benefits benefits to society as a whole.
