SOC102H1 Chapter 10: Reading for Week 10. Book: Social Problems, Chapter: 10
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The kind of state plays a crucial role, a decentralized government (like canada"s) is less likely to wage war. Those that try to dominate civil society in everyday life, a very centralized government, are more war-prone. World system theory; unequal relationships between countries of core-periphery. This can be due to military, colonial imperialism; however nowadays also due to economic imperialism/dependence. War; collective violence; is a culturally influenced phenomenon rather than human instinctual aggresiveness". Violent political protest; in modern industrialized societies, very incommon (i. e. flq). Revolution; successful overthrow of the prevailing elite by new elite. Originate when states failed to meet emerging challenges. The outcomes varies depending on what social class overthrows the government. Rebellion; unsuccessful revolution. rebels may be seen as heroes/villains depending on the outcome of the rebellion. War crimes; slaughtering soldiers ok, but slaughtering non-combatants is not ok. Structural functionalism; conflicts occur because societies do not know how to solve conflict peacefully.
