POL214Y5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: National Citizens Coalition, Cultural Hegemony, Fax
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Chapter 1 - approaching the study of politics. Empirical beliefs - about the way things are ; normative beliefs - the way things should be. These are deep-seated, unconscious beliefs & influence our views on studying politics & real-world problems. Political issue - an issue that involves a decision on the part of a collectivity to act, or not to act, in a particular manner. Politics is the practice of attempting to influence these collective decisions. Private/voluntary sectors - those parts of society & the economy that function separately from government, a. k. a the public sector. Public issue - some gov action can be taken. Power - the ability of 1 actor to impose its will on another, to get its own way, to do or get what it wants. Max weber : the probability that one actor within a social relationship will be in a position to carry out his own will despite resistance.
