SOCI 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Old Age Security, International Humanitarian Law
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Social change the transformation of culture and social institutions over time. State a set of institutions that includes four components: political decision- making; administrative units or bureaucracies; judiciary or legal system, and security services. Managerial perspective focuses on the evolving practices relating to recruitment, training, and employment on administration needed in these bureaucracies. Militaristic perspective the state is the only legitimate user of violence within a territory. Economic perspective argues the state is needed to regulate that state is needed to regulate economic interests and clashing of these interests in a capitalist society. Welfare state a particular type of state that performs three basic functions. Attempts to provide minimum income for individuals. Universal programs- available to all citizens no matter their income or wealth. Public healthcare, free public education to children, pension for. A means-tested program relies on determination of whether an individual r family needs government assistance. Used for student finances, legal aid, and welfare.
