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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,
global warming, the rise in surface temperature on the planet,
climate change, the weather impacts of the rising temperatures,
economic systems, frameworks for producing and allocating goods and services within a society,
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, in the 1800s
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.
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,
poll tax, a fee members of the electorate must pay in order to participate in the voting process. 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.
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
knowledge workers, employees who design, prepare, or share knowledge.
service workers, employees who provide food, physical comfort, shelter, or mechanical support
downsizing, a reduction in the number of employees that work for the corporation.