SOC100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Labour Power, Upper Class, Marc Carbonneau
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Starting points chapter 15: politics and social movement. Ideology: kind of belief or perception that powerfully motivates people to challenge the social order or go along with it. Politics: processes which individuals and groups act to promote their interests. Power: capacity to compel people to act in certain ways, obtained and wielded through the political processes. State: the set of institutions with the authority to make the rules that govern a society. About their own taxing rights and jurisdictional responsibilities. Economic and political conflicts between the english and french populations. Weak national identity in comparison to strong regional and provincial identities. Quebecois and first nations - feel like they are nations without national rights or without rights equal to those granted to anglophone canada under the bna act. Global economy weakens the independence of national economies giving rise to free trade treaties that favour the stronger nation. Development of a global culture weakness the distinctiveness of national cultures.
