Notes:
11.1
political sociology: study of political groups, leadership, and social power
civic participation: Individual or 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
11.2
capitalism: 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: system of free enterprise without government intervention
monopolies: possessing near or complete control of commodities or producing goods and services
socialism: economic and political system based on cooperative management or citzens\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\’ production and distribution of goods and services normally within a democratic government
totalitarian: state-controlled government holding all authority over public and private lives
democracy: system of government in which the power is vested in people and free elections are held
absolute monarchy: system of government ruled by a monarch who has control of the government and state
constitutional monarchies: system of government in which a monarch is the head of state and is governed by parliament
Marxist power model: ruling forces formulate public policies that are in the best interest of capitalism and ruling class
power elite model: power is concentrated among the elite and wealthy, particularly corporations, government, and the military
dictatorship: form of government in which a single person or political entity controls political authority
pluralist power model: power is fragmented dispersed among groups within a society
Lobbyists: individuals who persuade legislators to vote for a special interest in their group
11.3
redistricting: changes in the boundaries of an electoral voting district
proportional representation: a system in which a political party\\\’s representation in government is proportional to the number of votes they recieve
disenfranchisement: effort to restrict or revoke the voting rights of an individual or group
poll tax: fee members of the electorate must pay in order to participate in the voting process
outsourcing: hiring a subcontractor or outside agenecy 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: reduction in the number of employees that work for the corporation