SOC101Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 18: Captive Market, Human Rights Movement, Islamic Fundamentalism
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Power = the ability of an individual or group to impose its will on others, even if they resist; raw power becomes authority. Authority = the people who occupy the command posts of institutions; non-authorities form social movements. Social movements = collective attempts to change part or all of the social order; they may riot, petition, strike, demonstrate, and the like to achieve their aims. Political parties = organizations that seek to control state power. The terms defined allows us to distinguish between normal politics (politics practised when authorities are firmly in power) and politics beyond the rules (politics practised when the authority grows weak) Minor outbursts of violence occur but they are so unusual and rarely result in fatalities in. Power is exercised in all social settings. The ultimate seat of power in society is the state (a set of institutions that formulate and carry out a country"s laws, policies and binding regulations)
