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politics, religion and the last one Flashcards

1
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the activities associated with the governance of
a country o other are, especially the debate or
conflict among individuals or parties having or
hoping to achieve power

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Politics

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Who gets what, when and
how (Lasswell)
=

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Politics

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Legitimate use of power

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AUTHORITY

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The ability to impose
one’s belief or interest
upon others, even in the
face of resistance

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POWER

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actual or
threatened use of
coercion to impose
one’s political
dissidents
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• Force -

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exercise of

power through a

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• Influence

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Max Weber’s

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Legitimate

Order Theory

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often dominates pre-modern
societies it is based on the
belief in the sanctity of
tradition, of “the eternal
yesterday”
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Traditional Authority

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Authority anchored in
impersonal rules that been
legally established
Parallels the growth of
ZWECKRATIONAL
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Rational-Legal Authority

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Appeal of leaders who claim
allegiance because of the
force of their extraordinary
personalities

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Charismatic

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TYPES OF GOVERNMENT

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  1. MONARCHY
  2. OLIGARCHY
    DICTATORSHIP
  3. TOTALITARIANISM
    . DEMOCRACY
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  • headed by a single member of a royal family usually,

a king, queen, or some other hereditary rule

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  1. MONARCHY
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  • a few individuals who rule
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  1. OLIGARCHY
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one person has nearly total power to make and

enforce laws - rule primarily through the use of coercion, which often

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DICTATORSHIP

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  • virtually complete government control and
    surveillance over all aspects of a society’s social and
    political life
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  1. TOTALITARIANISM
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  1. DEMOCRACY
    - government by the people - originated from, Greek Demos = “the populace”, “the
    common” and Kratia = “rule” - individuals are selected to speak for the people
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  1. DEMOCRACY
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the Politics of the Philippines took place in an

o r g a n i z e d f r a m e w o r k o f a

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p r e s i d e n t i a l ,

representative and democratic republic

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the president is both the

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the head of state and head of

the government

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THREE BRANCHES:

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  1. Legislative
  2. Executive
  3. Judicial
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-absence of war and proactive effort to
develop cooperative relations among
nations

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PEACE

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-use or threat of violence against
random or symbolic targets in
pursuit of political aim

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TERRORISM

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is the belief in and worship of a superhuman
controlling power, especially a personal God or gods
- particular system of faith and worship
- Pursuit or interest to which someone ascribes
supreme importance

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Religion

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Durkheim’s view,

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religion is a collective act that
includes many forms of behavior in which people
interact with others.

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He defined religion as a

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“unified system of beliefs and

practices relative to sacred things”

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25
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it encompasses elements
beyond everyday life that
inspire awe, respect and
even fear
- People become part of the
sacred realm only by
completing some ritual,
such as prayer or
sacrifice.
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SACRED -

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Includes ordinary and
commonplace
- Treat (something sacred)
with irreverence or disrespect

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PROFANE

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Sect - relatively small religious
group that, has broken
away for some other
religious organizations
to renew what it
considers the original
vision of faith
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Sect -

28
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- generally a small,
secretive religious
group that represents
either a new religion or
a major innovation of
an existing faith. NRMs
are similar to sects in
that they tend to be
small and are often
viewed as less
respectable than more
established faiths.
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New Reiligious

Movement (NRM)

29
Q 
a religious organization
that claims to include
most or all members of
a society and is
recognized as the
national or official
religion. Generally,
ecclesiae are
conservative, in that
they do not challenge
the leaders of a secular
government.
A

Ecclesia (pl. Ecclesiae) -

30
Q 
is a large, organized
religion that is not
officially linked to the
state or government. It
is considered
respectable and is not
viewed as a challenge
to the secular
government, it lacks the
official recognition and
power held by an
ecclesia (Doress and
Porter 1977)
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Denomination -

31
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Eliot Friedson
- officially approved
monopoly of the right to
define health and illness
and to treat illness
A

Eliot Friedson

32
Q 
- Capitalists societies care
more about maximizing
profits than they do about
the health and safety of
industrial workers.
A

Karl marx

33
Q 
• Social Control involves
techniques and strategies
for regulating behavior in
order to enforce the
distinctive norms and
values of a culture
• Not simply a “healing
profession”, it is a
regulating mechanism
A

Medicalization of Society

34
Q

Medicine serves as an
AGENT OF SOCIAL
CONTROL

A 
1. Inequalities in health
care
2. Poor people are
underserved
3. Worsened by brain drain
35
Q

Patients are not Passive;
often, they actively seek
the services of health care
practitioner.

A

Interactionist Perspective

36
Q 
costume that
helps them to appear
confident and professional at
the same time that it
identifies them as doctors to
patients and other staff
members.
A

White Coat =

37
Q
  • helps us to to understand
    why certain people are
    viewed as deviants
A

Labeling Theory

38
Q
  • the sociological study of life and human
    interaction in Metropolitan Areas.
  • Normative discipline in Sociology seeking to
    study the structures, processes, changes, and
    problems of an urban area.
A

Urban Sociology

39
Q
  • Cities, PROPER AND PLANNED
  • Urban areas are proper, planned settlements built up
    according to a process of urbanization defined by
    their advanced…
    • AMENITIES,
    • OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATION,
    • FACILITIES FOR TRANSPORT,
    • BUSINESS AND SOCIAL INTERACTION and
    • OVERALL BETTER STANDARD OF LIVING
A

Urban Community

40
Q
  • traditionally associated with the study of social
    structure and conflict in rural areas although tropical
    areas such as food, and agriculture or natural
    resource access transcend traditional rural spatial
    boundaries
A

Rural Sociology

41
Q

Rural Community
- Life in the countryside is more sustainable, with
families often centered around agriculture and
livestock.
- many of the services are often shared between
multiple communities

A

Rural Community

42
Q
  • middle of rural and urban, mostly residential areas
  • formed on the fringes of cities
  • provide families with comfort of a city life and peace
    of the countryside
  • enjoy the benefits and services of the same
    community organizations found in the city
A

Suburban Community

43
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Metropolitan Communities
- densely populated areas, city pero masikip
- referred to as metro area, or metro, a region
consisting of a densely populated urban core and its
less-populated surrounding territories, sharing
industry, infrastructure, and housing

A

Metropolitan Communities

44
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SITIO • a territorial enclave that forms
part of a barangay.
• Typically rural, a sitio's location
is usually far from the center of
the barangay itself and would
be its own barangay
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SITIO

45
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are areas of land
that have been subdivided into
individual residential plots.
• Most are governed
by associations made up of
members who are residents of
t he . In t he
Philippines, are also
known as villages.
A

SUBDIVISION

46
Q 
• I n u r b a n a r e a s o f
the Philippines, the term
"village" most commonly refers
to pr iv ate s u b d iv i s i ons ,
especially gated communities.
A

“village

47
Q 
f o r m e r l y
c a l l e d b a r r i o , i s t h e
smallest a d m i n i s t r at i v e
division in the Philippines and
is the native Filipino term for
a village, district or ward.
• Municipalities and cities are composed of barangays, and
they may be further subdivided
into smaller areas called purok
and sitio, w h i c h i s a
territorial enclave inside a
b a r a n g a y , e s p e c i a l l y
in rural areas.
A

BARANGAY •

48
Q 
is a local
government unit (LGU) in
the Philippines. 
are also usually called towns.
• They are distinct from cities,
which are a different category
of local government unit.
• Provinces of the Philippines are divided into cities and
municipalities which in turn,
are divided into barangays,
formerly barrios.
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MUNICIPALITY •

49
Q 
A l l P h i l i p p i n e c i t i e s
are chartered cities, whose
existence as corporate and
administrative entities is
g o v e r n e d b y t h e i r o w n
specific municipal charters in
a d d i t i o n t o t h e L o c a l
Government Code of 1991,
w h i c h s p e c i f i e s t h e i r
administrative structure and
powers.
A

CITY •

50
Q 
• The usage of the term
'district' (distrito) in the
Philippines has similarities to
that in the United States. (82
P R O V I N C E S I N T H E
PHILIPPINES, 82nd DavaoOccidental
A

DISTRICT •

51
Q

• is a territorial unit, almost
always an administrative
d i v i s i o n , w i t h i n
a country or state.

A

PROVINCE •

52
Q 
are areas broadly divided
by physical characteristics,
human-impact characteristics,
and the interaction of humanity
and the environment. (18
R E G I O N S I N T H E
PHILIPPINES)
A

•REGION •

53
Q 
is a
designation for some types
of autonomous administrative
divisions. An division is an administrative division of
a country that has a degree of
autonomy, or freedom from an
external authority
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Autonomous region

54
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URBAN MIGRATION IN THE PHILIPPINES

Rural to Urban

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  1. Access to Services
  2. Job Opportunities
  3. Entertainment Facilities
  4. Better Transport links
  5. Good living conditions
55
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RURAL MIGRATION IN THE PHILIPPINES

Urban to Rural

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  1. SOLIDARITY
  2. LESS POLLUTION
  3. SIMPLER LIFE
  4. LOWER COST OF LIVING
56
Q 
a person or community lacks the
financial resources and essentials
to enjoy a minimum standard of
life and well-being that's
considered acceptable in society.
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POVERTY

57
Q 
is a condition on road networks
that occurs as use increases, and is
characterized by slower speeds,
longer trip times, and increased
vehicular queueing.
A

TRAFFIC CONGESTION

58
Q

isolation of
different communities within an
urban area such as the rich and
the poor

A

URBAN ISOLATION

59
Q 
A comprehensive scheme to
redress a complex of urban
problems, including unsanitary,
deficient, or obsolete housing;
inadequate transportation,
sanitation, and other services and
facilities; haphazard land use;
traffic congestion; and the
sociological correlates of urban
decay, such as crime.
A

URBAN RENEWAL

60
Q 
The term refers to its streets,
alleys, subway system, inner-city
neighborhoods, playgrounds and
schools. Usually a metropolis
characterized by densely packed
residential buildings, businesses
and a decaying industrial sector
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URBAN JUNGLE

61
Q
  • 250k and above

- 250k and below

A

Cities

Municipality -

62
Q

Php 250 pesos per day, per Family of 4

Brain Drain
- Many rural communities have lost younger residents
to urban migration
- Younger, educated rural residents find employment,
social
- opportunities in urban centers.
- Loss of younger residents is associated with rural
community decline.

A

Poverty Line

63
Q
  • a shift in population from rural living in cities and
    towns
  • occurred alongside industrialization
A

Urbanization

64
Q
  • 1900: became a global, not just national process
A

Global Urbanization

65
Q
  • successfully adapts to change by utilizing and
    developing resources that mitigate effects at change
  • collective capability to form partnerships, build social
    capital and social cohesion
  • able to attain younger, skilled and educated residents
A

Resilient Community

66
Q
  • Many rural communities have lost younger residents
    to urban migration
  • Younger, educated rural residents find employment,
    social
  • opportunities in urban centers.
  • Loss of younger residents is associated with rural
    community decline.
A

Brain Drain
- Many rural communities have lost younger residents
to urban migration
- Younger, educated rural residents find employment,
social
- opportunities in urban centers.
- Loss of younger residents is associated with rural
community decline.

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