political sociology, the study of political groups, leadership, and social power.
political participation, actions to support the government or politicians
civic participation, individual and collective action to address issues of public concern,
political consumerism, choosing producers and products with the goal of changing ethical or objectionable institutional or market practices,
The Civic Voluntarism model (HP) supports that SES is a strong indicator (Verba, Schlozman, and Brady 1995). This model indicates that individuals civically volunteer based on three factors: resources, motivation, and location within recruitment networks.
- Young men are more likely to be socialized than young women to pursue a career in politics.
- Young women are exposed to less political information at school, among peers, and within the media.
- Young men are more likely to play sports, which develops a competitive nature and desire to win.
Scientists don’t agree about the cause of global warming and the increase in temperatures may be due to the natural cooling and warming patterns that have fluctuated over thousands of years.
This is a myth,
global warming, the rise in surface temperature on the planet, and the term climate change, the weather impacts of the rising temperatures,
Capitalism, an economic and political system based on private control of the production and distribution of goods and services within a free market system
laissez-faire capitalism,a system of free enterprise without government intervention.
monopolies, possessing near or complete control of commodities or producing goods and services
socialism, an economic and political system based on cooperative management or citizens’ production and distribution of goods and services normally within a democratic government
communism, an economic and political system based on the government’s ownership and regulation of all of the production and distribution of goods and services
totalitarian, a state-controlled government holding all authority over public and private lives
democracy, a system of government in which the power is vested in the people, and free elections are held,
absolute monarchy, a system of government ruled by a monarch who has control of the government and state,
constitutional monarchies,a system of government in which a monarch is the Head of State and is governed by a parliament
power, the ability to exert control over others and achieve goals with or without the support of society, that describe systems of economic and political power. The Marxist power model, ruling forces formulate public policies that are in the best interest of capitalism and the ruling class,
power elite model, power is concentrated among the elite and wealthy, particularly corporations, government, and the military,
dictatorship, a form of government in which a single person or political entity controls political authority,
pluralist power model, power is fragmented and dispersed among groups within a society,
Lobbyists, individuals who persuade legislators to vote for a special interest of their group
Redistricting, changes in the boundaries of an electoral voting district, sometimes called gerrymandering,
proportional representation, a system in which a political party’s representation in government is proportional to the number of votes they receive.
disenfranchisement, an effort to restrict or revoke the voting rights of an individual or group
Voter ID laws are necessary to reduce rampant voter fraud in the American political process.
This is a myth.
outsourcing, hiring a subcontractor or outside agency to complete the work formally done by employees within the company
offshoring, which involves corporations transferring jobs overseas.
sweatshops, factories that offer their workers low wages and long hours in dangerous working conditions
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knowledge workers, employees who design, prepare, or share knowledge. These jobs are typically in administration, finance, and technology. By comparison, service workers, employees who provide food, physical comfort, shelter, or mechanical support, are rarely outsourced or sent to another country.
downsizing, a reduction in the number of employees that work for the corporation.