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Political and Social Protest key terms:

What does control mean?

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the power to influence or direct people’s behaviour or the course of events.

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What does power mean?

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the ability or capacity to do something or act in a particular way.

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What does powerlessness mean?

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The condition of not being having the ability or capacity to do something act in a particular way.

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What does the state mean?

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A political organisation of society

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What does responsibility mean?

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The fact of being accountable or to blame for something.

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What does punishment mean?

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the infliction of some kind of pain or loss upon a person for a misdeed

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What does rebellion mean

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An act of armed resistance to an established government or leader.

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What does authority mean

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the power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience.

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What does resistance mean

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the act of fighting against something that is attacking you, or refusing to accept something:

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What does government mean

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the system to govern a state or community.

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What does agency mean

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Capacity/power to act, rather than be passive

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What does alienation

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A feeling of being distanced, isolated or excluded from society

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What does allegory mean

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An extended metaphor in which a whole story (characters, settings and events) represents a real life equivalent

Animal Farm is an allegory Stalinist Russia.

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What does anti-pastoral mean

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Emphasises the suffering and hardship of the rural poor

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What antagonist mean

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Opponent (usually to some extent ‘evil’) of the protagonist

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What does Bildungsroman mean

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A story of growing up and learning about life/ the world

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What does colonisation mean

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Process in which one country invades and settles in another

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What does caricature mean

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An exaggerated, comic representation

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What does colonialism mean

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The political system in which African and Middle-Eastern countries were invaded, settled and governed by western powers.

Strong connotations of exploitation

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What does binary opposition mean

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Idea that concepts are defined by their opposite

‘good’ is defined, in part by what is ‘evil’

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What does commodification mean

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Process of turning people/ things into commodities that can be traded.

Slavery is the extreme commodification of human beings

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What does cultural hegemony (gramsci) mean

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Control achieved by the ruling class, by imposing their ideology as the cultural norms, so that their dominance appears natural an is universal accepted

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Political and Social Protest key terms:

What does dissent mean

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Expressing ideas that challenge those in power

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What does the divine right mean

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Idea that kings of England were chosen by God

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What does domestic politics mean

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The politics of the home - gender roles, relations

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Political and Social Protest key terms:

What does emasculation mean

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Humiliation and disempowerment.

Literally means castration - gender issues

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Political and Social Protest key terms:

What does gender mean

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Concepts of masculinity and femininity, defined by cultural norms and stereotypes - this is, defined by cultural norms and stereotypes - this is socially constructed and has nothing to do with biology

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Political and Social Protest key terms:

What does ideology mean

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A belief system

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Political and Social Protest key terms:

What does ideals mean

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Individual standards or principles to be aspired to

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Political and Social Protest key terms:

What does hegemony mean

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Dominance/ control of one group by another group

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Political and Social Protest key terms:

What does industrialisation mean

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Period of rapid industrialisation from the mid 18th century to mid 19th century

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What does means of production mean

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Materials and assets needed to produce goods - land, factories and raw materials

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Political and Social Protest key terms:

What does paradox mean

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A logical contradiction - often holds some unexpected truth

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Political and Social Protest key terms:

What does pastoral mean

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Writing that idealises the lives of the poor, in rural settings

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Political and Social Protest key terms:

What does patriarchy mean

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A male dominated society (adj - patriarchal)

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Political and Social Protest key terms:

What does politics mean

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Originally meant ‘of the city’ from the Greek polis meaning ‘city’. Therefore, the term can refer to the organisation of communities generally, not just the narrower sense in which it is usually generally used

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Political and Social Protest key terms:

What does post-colonialism mean

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Writing aiming to re-tell the colonial story from the point of view of the colonised focussing on the negative impacts and injustice.

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Political and Social Protest key terms:

What does radical mean (adj)

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Innovative or progressive - a departure from tradition

  1. Far reaching/ thorough/ extreme
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Political and Social Protest key terms:

What does radical mean (noun)

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someone who advocates thorough or total political / social change

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Political and Social Protest key terms:

What does reification mean

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Objectification - in Marxism this means viewing people as objects judged by their economic usefulness, rather than their human qualities

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Political and Social Protest key terms:

What does satire mean

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Use of humour, irony, exaggeration to expose stupidity or vices, especially of the powerful

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Political and Social Protest key terms:

What does symbolism mean

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Using an object or image to represent a concept / idea sometimes covertly / ambigiously

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Political and Social Protest key terms:

What does transition mean

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A period of change within / between political views

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Political and Social Protest key terms:

What does urbanisation mean

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Movement of people from the countryside to cities

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Political and Social Protest key terms:

What does feminism mean

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Feminism is the belief in and advocacy for the social, economic, and political equality of the sexes

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Political and Social Protest key terms:

What does Marxism mean

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Marxism is a political, cultural, economic philosophy that theorizes that social conflict exists due to the power struggle between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat

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Political and Social Protest key terms:

What does Communism mean

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Communism is a political and economic ideology that aims to establish a classless and stateless society

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Political and Social Protest key terms:

What does Post-Colonialism mean

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Writing aiming to re-tell the colonial story from the point of view of the colonised focussing on the negative impacts and injustice.

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Political and Social Protest key terms:

What does Socialism mean

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Socialism is an economic state in which the means of production ,distribution and exchange are collectively owned by the community through the state

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Political and Social Protest key terms:

What does Capitalism mean

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Capitalism is an economic system where private individuals or businesses own capital goods

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Political and Social Protest key terms:

What dies fascism mean

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an authoritarian and nationalistic right-wing system of government and social organization.

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Political and Social Protest key terms:

What does democracy mean

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a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state can vote , typically through elected representatives

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Political and Social Protest key terms:

What does theocracy

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a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god

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Political and Social Protest key terms:

What does autocracy

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a system of government by one person with absolute power (a dictatorship)

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Political and Social Protest key terms:

What does despotism mean

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the exercise of absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way

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Political and Social Protest key terms:

What does meritocracy

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a society whereby jobs and pay are allocated based on an individual’s talent and achievements rather than social status.

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Political and Social Protest key terms:

What does jingoism mean

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extreme patriotism, especially in the form of aggressive or warlike foreign policy

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Political and Social Protest key terms:

What do right political parties support

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right wing ideology leans towards conservative and traditional values, emphasizing limited government intervention, free markets, and individual liberties.

It prioritizes personal responsibility, national security, and traditional social norms.

Right wing emphasizes individual freedom and limited government interference in the economy.

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Political and Social Protest key terms:

What do left political parties support

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Left wing ideology is associated with progressive and liberal values, advocating for social equality, government intervention, and collective responsibility.

It emphasizes the importance of social justice, environmental protection, and individual rights.

left wing focuses on addressing systemic inequalities and promoting social welfare,

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