chapter 12

Question 1

describe old view of political relations.

Answer 1

• Old view- power was seen as coercion, where political activity involves competition between the individual free agents and political force.

Question 2

how is power exercised through persuasive means?

Answer 2

• Societies without states rely on social obligations and belief systems to restrict individuals from pursuing their own self interest to the detriment of the group
  
  • A world view justifies the social arrangements under which people live is called an ideology. This is used to legitimize domination by the ruling class

Question 3

what is hegemony?

Answer 3

the persuasion of subordinates to accept the ideology of the dominant group by mutual accommodations that nevertheless preserve the rulers’ privileged position

Question 4

what happened to barbuda?

Answer 4

OnBarbudayou will find one small village community on a large island that is virtually untouched by tourism. … The population of approximately 1500livein the only village of Codrington, but Barbudans have family all over the world, especially in the UK, the USA and Canada. Was completely destroyed by hurricane irma, became a ghost town