SOC103H1 Chapter 14: SOC103_-_Chapter_14.docx
Document Summary
Soc103 chapter 15 politics & ideologies. Especially interested in how political power is converted into authority. By october of 2009: canadians had experienced 3 elections within 5 years, having cost hundreds of millions of dollars, paid by the taxpayer. Politics: processes by which individuals & groups act to promote their interests. In the last few years have been aimed at dividing canadians rather than bringing them together. This is obvious in the advertisements political parties use to characterize & attack their opponents. Tv ads regularly highlight the other party"s faults rather than making the public aware of a political platform. As a result, confidence in all the major parties is low, voter turnout is low, & people lack interest in the various party leaders. Citizens: people who belong to a state. Citizenship developed out of the relative freedom of city life, granting equal treatment for all residents.
