Lecture 3 Flashcards

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Personalistic Model

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-Modeled around the person that is in charge (LEADER)
-Not all decisions are made by him but if he doesn’t make the leading decisions, nothing happens.
EX: Russia

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What do people say about democracy?

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  • People say democracy is of laws NOT people.

- government is the focal point

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Western Model

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-Centralizes around the institution (government)

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Fundamentals of Law

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Equality before the law

- the law has to be CLEAR 1st, so people know what is doable and what is not doable, permissible and not permissible .

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What does the law help with?

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Order society

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When to write laws?

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Only when NEEDED

  • The more laws the more problems
  • simplicity is best when creating laws
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The law cannot be?

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Retroactive (means taking effect from a date in the past.)

-retroactivity is unacceptable

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When there is no rule of law..

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There is NO democracy

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What is important of the law?

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IMPLEMENTATION is very important as well as CLARITY in the books.

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What is culture?

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Culture is the collectivity of a group of people in society and underline.
-culture is the center of values, attitudes, beliefs, orientations, and assumptions widespread mapping people of society.

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Where do you pick up culture?

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1st at HOME, then SCHOOL, then CHURCH, then SPORTS, etc.

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Cultural change

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Culture and values change over time.

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Culture plays 4 key functions

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-Supplies people with skills needed to adapt to their surroundings
-culture provides norms, values, certain behavior
-it affects how you perceive reality (perception vs response)
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How does culture connect groups?

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Through TEAMSPIRIT

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How does culture affect you?

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Affects how you view the world.

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How is culture like osmosis?

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Culture is not written bit it’s their and is important you know it.

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What stems from culture?

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Democracy (is also tolerance)

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What is Uncertainty of Avoidance?

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Governments don’t like uncertainty

-a society that is MORE ORDERLY is more acceptable to democracy by on that is SPONTANEOUS.

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What is future orientation?

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Some societies put emphasis on new ideas, research, etc.

-other societies are history oriented, talk and bring up the past.

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Why is competitiveness a big deal?

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Issue of world economics

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What does a competitive society have?

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Strong economy = less corruption

-less competitive = less corruption

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Collective vs individualistic societies

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N/A

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What is human orientation?

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Societies provide assistance to needy, health care, welfare, etc.
-those who do provide tend to be more society oriented.

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What is performance orientation?

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Assess and perform, societies open to assessment are more tolerant, open to innovation.

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What is Gender egalitarian?

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Male oriented, societies with gender equality are a lot more tolerant.

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How assertive is society?

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-Macho society or be a weakling
-power distance = not measurable/measurable
CULTURE IS IMPORTANT YET DIFFICULT TO MEASURE