Lesson 6 Flashcards
-alteration in the way authority is exercised in a
particular state.
-shift in the relationship between those who govern and
those who are govern
POLITICAL CHANGE
-imprisonment if their imprisonment was unlawful
-usually used to free
those who have also been wrongfully convicted
WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUZ
Defined by political scientist Theda Skocpol as a rapid and basic
transformation of a society’s state and class structures that are
accompanied and in part carried through by class-based revolts from below
REVOLUTION
-process by which traditional societies transform into modern societies
-political scientist Samuel Huntington as a multifaceted
process involving changes in all areas of human thought and activity
MODERNIZATION
Results in the large-scale transformation of social structures, organizations,
and institutions such as the government, bringing about great changes in
socioeconomic relations
SOCIAL REVOLUTION
replacement or transformation of the government, without
altering other aspects of society and maintaining the relationship between
socioeconomic classes
POLITICAL REVOLUTION
-phenomenon whose influence go beyond territorial borders
and gives rise to widespread changes that affect economies, societies,
and states.
-increased interconnectivity between individuals,
groups, and other agents in an international system
GLOBALIZATION
-political change means that people must adopt a new set of values that
appreciates diversity among individuals
-requires individuals not to be afraid to learn and
acquire new knowledge
ADAPTING TO POLITICAL CHANGE