Social Protesting Writing key terms Flashcards
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What does control mean?
the power to influence or direct people’s behaviour or the course of events.
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What does power mean?
the ability or capacity to do something or act in a particular way.
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What does powerlessness mean?
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?
A political organisation of society
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What does responsibility mean?
The fact of being accountable or to blame for something.
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What does punishment mean?
the infliction of some kind of pain or loss upon a person for a misdeed
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What does rebellion mean
An act of armed resistance to an established government or leader.
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What does authority mean
the power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience.
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What does resistance mean
the act of fighting against something that is attacking you, or refusing to accept something:
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What does government mean
the system to govern a state or community.
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What does agency mean
Capacity/power to act, rather than be passive
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What does alienation
A feeling of being distanced, isolated or excluded from society
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What does allegory mean
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
Emphasises the suffering and hardship of the rural poor
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What antagonist mean
Opponent (usually to some extent ‘evil’) of the protagonist
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What does Bildungsroman mean
A story of growing up and learning about life/ the world
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What does colonisation mean
Process in which one country invades and settles in another
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What does caricature mean
An exaggerated, comic representation
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What does colonialism mean
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
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
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
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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What does dissent mean
Expressing ideas that challenge those in power
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What does the divine right mean
Idea that kings of England were chosen by God
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What does domestic politics mean
The politics of the home - gender roles, relations
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What does emasculation mean
Humiliation and disempowerment.
Literally means castration - gender issues
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What does gender mean
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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What does ideology mean
A belief system
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What does ideals mean
Individual standards or principles to be aspired to
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What does hegemony mean
Dominance/ control of one group by another group
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What does industrialisation mean
Period of rapid industrialisation from the mid 18th century to mid 19th century
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What does means of production mean
Materials and assets needed to produce goods - land, factories and raw materials
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What does paradox mean
A logical contradiction - often holds some unexpected truth
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What does pastoral mean
Writing that idealises the lives of the poor, in rural settings
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What does patriarchy mean
A male dominated society (adj - patriarchal)
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What does politics mean
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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What does post-colonialism mean
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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What does radical mean (adj)
Innovative or progressive - a departure from tradition
- Far reaching/ thorough/ extreme
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What does radical mean (noun)
someone who advocates thorough or total political / social change
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What does reification mean
Objectification - in Marxism this means viewing people as objects judged by their economic usefulness, rather than their human qualities
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What does satire mean
Use of humour, irony, exaggeration to expose stupidity or vices, especially of the powerful
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What does symbolism mean
Using an object or image to represent a concept / idea sometimes covertly / ambigiously
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What does transition mean
A period of change within / between political views
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What does urbanisation mean
Movement of people from the countryside to cities
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What does feminism mean
Feminism is the belief in and advocacy for the social, economic, and political equality of the sexes
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What does Marxism mean
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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What does Communism mean
Communism is a political and economic ideology that aims to establish a classless and stateless society
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What does Post-Colonialism mean
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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What does Socialism mean
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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What does Capitalism mean
Capitalism is an economic system where private individuals or businesses own capital goods
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What dies fascism mean
an authoritarian and nationalistic right-wing system of government and social organization.
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What does democracy mean
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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What does theocracy
a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god
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What does autocracy
a system of government by one person with absolute power (a dictatorship)
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What does despotism mean
the exercise of absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way
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What does meritocracy
a society whereby jobs and pay are allocated based on an individual’s talent and achievements rather than social status.
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What does jingoism mean
extreme patriotism, especially in the form of aggressive or warlike foreign policy
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What do right political parties support
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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What do left political parties support
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,
