Sociology 2191A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Sport Canada, Sports Equipment, Invented Tradition
20 Mar 2016
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Politics: processes and procedures of making decisions that affect collections of people. European union - 27 nations with shared policies and many sharing a common currency. Processes through which power is gained and used in social life. Government: formal organizations with the power to make and enforce rules in a particular territory or collection of people. Globalization: people, products, ideas, technologies and money move rapidly across national borders that time and space become compressed. Power: an ability to influence people and achieve goals, even in the face of opposition from others. Example: a large organization has power if it can influence how people think about and play sports and if it can use sports to achieve its goals. Authority: is a form of power that comes with a recognized and legitimate status or office in a government, an organization or an established set of relationships.
