SOC101Y1 Chapter Notes -Elections Canada, Human Resources Development Canada, Unitec Institute Of Technology
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Power: ability of an individual or group to impose its will on others, even if they resist. Authorities: people who occupy command posts of legitimized power structures. y. The power of a group may be widely recognized as legitimate or valid under some circumstances; if it is, raw power becomes legitimate authority. Social movements: enduring collective attempts to change part or all of social order by means of rioting, petitioning, striking, demonstrating, and establishing pressure groups, unions, and political parties. Political parties: organizations that seek to control state power. y. The sociological study of politics and social movements focuses on why some people"s demands get articulated and implemented, while other people s demands get ignored or suppressed. Normal politics : when authorities are firmly in power. Politics beyond rules : when legitimate authority grows weak y y. Sociologists have proposed various theories to explain these two types of politics. Politics beyond rules : under some circumstances, power flows to non-authorities.
