POLS 1400 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Civil Society, Fetus, Fundamental Justice
9 Mar 2018
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Civic engagement: the voluntary associations and non-governmental organizations that bring people together to achieve a common goal e. g. sports clubs, religious groups, student clubs, labour unions. Provide opportunities for people to be involved in their communities non politically. Generalized reciprocity: i will do this favour for you expecting nothing in return, in the expectation that someone else will do something for me down the road . Cyberactivism: the increasing influence of social networking sites e. g. online facebook protests for proposed changes of laws of young drivers. Pros: gives people the freedom to interpret in their own way, connect people in isolated communities to the outside world. Cons: lack of face-to-face interaction can undermine trust, inequalities in internet usage in canada, specifically caters to younger generation. Interest groups: organizations which have some autonomy from government or political parties and try to influence public policy e. g. organized interests; pressure groups.
