Power part 1

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  • Power (PT1)
    • Democracy.
      • In a democracy,  the people participate in the decision making process in many ways.
        • The ways that a citizen can participate in the political process include ....
          • signing a petition.
          • writing a letter.
          • sending an e-mail to an MP
          • joining a pressure group.
          • joining a political party.
      • What makes a country democratic?
        • Free and Fair elections.
        • The government is held to account by elective reps.
        • People hold a series of civil liberties, such as freedom of speech and association.
        • society consists of several conflicting beliefs .
    • Political Socialisation.
      • We acquire political norms and values.
      • Media impact.
        • Politicians must represent a favourable media image otherwise they will fail to win votes.
        • The media can often determine an agenda that politicians tend to follow .
        • Newspapers can reinforce their readers to vote for a particular party.
        • The media often show political bias.
    • Political change.
      • Britain joined the EU in 1973. One impact has been the erosion of national sovereignty.
      • A decline in the power of the trade unions.
      • A rise In new social movements.
      • Devolution to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
    • Voting behaviour.
      • Influences on voting:
        • Parents
        • Social class
        • Occupation.
        • Ethnicity.
        • Your society.
      • Labour Voters
        • More likely to be working class, live in northern and inner cities. Support from Sotland and Wales and ethnic minorities.
      • Conservative Voters
        • More likely to be middle-class, live in suburbs and rural areas. Support from south of England.
      • Decline in voting.
        • Disillusionme-nt with politicians .
        • A widespread feeling that politicians don't listen to the people.
        • There is little ideological between the 2 main parties
        • A feeling that one vote can make little difference
    • Social movements
      • Large informal groupings focused on specific political or social issues.
    • Interest groups
      • A community with an interest in advancing a specific area of knowledge  where members cooperate to produce solutions within a particular field
    • Power in....
      • the family
        • parents are expected to operate power over their children.
          • This has changed over the past 50 years. There has been aa shift of power and attention towards children in working class families.
        • Parents are now less strict and have started having democratic and equal power relations.
      • Education
        • Teacher student relations have become more informal.
        • Teachers are no longer able to use corporal punishments.
    • Police and the Public
      • They are agencies of social control.
      • They exercise power in the form of legal and rational authority.
    • Employers and Employees
      • Functionalists believe that employer and employee relationship are based on legitimate authority and operate through formal rules.
      • Marxists believe that unequal power relations operate in the workplace and that employers exploit employees through poor wages and poor working conditions.
    • Social Problems.
      • Poverty
      • unemployment
      • discrimination.
      • Ageing society

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