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John J. Macionis
Kenyon College
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Drew Hurley
Santa Fe Community College
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For Use with:
John J. Macionis, Sociology, 6th ed., Prentice-Hall, 1997
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Power
Traditional Authority
Legal-Rational Authority
Charismatic Authority -- The Routinzation of Charisma
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Lewis Coser's additional source of Authority: Coercion
Monarchy
Democracy and Freedom: Contrasting Approaches
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Aristotle's Model of Political Authority
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Number ................................. Interests Served
One .................................. Tyranny ............... Monarchy
Few (Elite) ....................... Oligarchy ............. Aristocracy
Many ............................... Democracy ........... Polity
Serving ............................... Personal .......... Society
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Authoritarianism
Totalitarianism
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'Soft Authoritarianism' or Planned Prosperity?
A Report From Singapore
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A Global Political System?
U.S. Culture and the Growth of Government: Military and Human Services
The U.S. Political Spectrum
Economic Issues v. Social Issues
Party Identification and Mixed Party Positions
The Political Spectrum, 1994 Survey
'... where would you place yourself on this scale?'
........ Scale ................................... %
Don't Know - No Answer ... 3.8%
Extremely Liberal .................... 2.4%
Liberal .................................... 11.0%
Slightly Liberal ..................... 12.6%
Middle of the Road ............. 35.1%
Slightly Conservative ......... 15.8%
Conservative ....................... 16.0%
Extremely Conservative ..... 3.4%
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1994 Party Identification in U.S.
Democrat .......................... 47.0%
Republican ...................... 37.5%
Independent ................... 12.3%
Strong Democrat ............. 14.1%
Soft Democrat ................. 21.5%
Leaning Decomcrat ....... 11.4%
Strong Republican ........ 10.7%
Soft Republican ............. 17.4%
Leaning Republican ..... 9.4%
Other Party-No Answer .. 3.1%
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Special Interest Groups
Political Action Committees
Lobbyists
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The purpose of Politics in the U.S. is to Win Elections.
In doing so you will put your Party in power and the other Party out of power.
Voter Apathy
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The Pluralist Model
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The Power Elite Model
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The Size of Government: Tax Revenue as Share of GDP, 1992
Nation ............................. %GDP
Sweden ......................... 50.0%
Denmark ....................... 49.3%
France ........................... 43.6%
Canada ......................... 36.5%
Switzerland ................... 32.0%
Japan ............................ 29.4%
United States ................ 29.4%
Australia ....................... 28.5%
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Who Runs The Government?
Nation .................... % Say 'Big Interests' Run Government
Mexico .............................. 81%
Survey Question: 'Generally speaking, would you say this country is run by
a few big interests looking out for themselves, or it is run for the benefit of the people?'
Nigeria ............................. 75%
Canada ............................ 70%
United States .................... 67%
India ................................. 52%
Spain ................................ 51%
Peoples Rep China ............ 9%
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Revolution
Political Revolution:
Rising Expectations
Unresponsive Government
Radical leadership by Intellectuals
Establishing a New Legitimacy
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Terrorism
War And Peace
The Causes of War:
Perceived Threats
Social Problems
Political Objectives
Moral Objectives
Absence of Alternatives
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American Military Deaths in 10 Wars
War .............................................Deaths
Total All Wars ........................ 1,302,490
American Revolution .................... 25,324
War of 1812 ................................. 6,780
Mexican War .............................. 13,271
Civil War ................................... 618,222
Spanish-American War ................. 5,807
World War I .............................. 116,516
World War II ............................. 405,399
Korean War .............................. 54,246
Vietnam War ............................ 57,777
Persian Gulf War .......................... 148
Violence Beyond The Rules: A Report From Yugoslavia
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The Cost and Causes of Militarism
The Military-Industrial Complex
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Nuclear Weapons
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Information Warfare
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Social Deversity and the Military
Gender
Sexual Orientation
The Pursuit of Peace:
Deterrence
High Technology Defense
Diplomacy and Disarmament
Resolving Underlying Conflict
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