Chapter 1 Flashcards
What is Ideology?
Integrated system of ideas about values and the ideal role of government.
What are Social Sciences?
Analyzes power within the framework of the discipline.
What is Anthropology?
Study of people and their ways of life throughout history.
What is Political Science?
Study of government and politics.
What is Economics?
Study of production and distribution of scarce goods and services.
What is Psychology?
Study of human and animal behavior. Focuses on individuals.
What is Sociology?
Study of relationships among individuals & groups.
What is Women and Gender Studies?
Sociology, Anthropology, and Psychology seen through the lens of gender.
What is Power?
The capacity to affect the conduct of others through the real or threatened use of rewards or punishment.
What is Authority?
Power used legitimately.
What are the Elite and Masses?
The few who have power & the many who don’t.
What is Legitimacy?
The belief that the exercise of power is right & proper.
What is Powerlessness?
Sociopsychological condition of hopelessness, indifference, distrust, and cynicism.
What is Rational-Legal Authority?
Legitimacy conferred by rules that are agreed on by both leaders & followers.
What is Sovereignty?
the authority of a state to govern itself or another state.
