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Week 5-1
Political, Medical, & Economic Institution Glossary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Power | the ability to control or influence the actions/behaviors of others with/without their consent |
| Coercion | an exercise of power that forces people to recognize and obey a group or an individual whose legitimacy is not accepted. |
| Authority | a form of legitimate power that has widespread social approval and is obeyed because people believe that those who exercise it have a right to do so. |
| Traditional authority | a form of power is based on accepted custom and practice, which has its roots in the distant past and often is religiously sanctioned |
| Legal-rational authority | power based on explicit rules, regulations, and procedures that define who holds power and how power is to be exercised and distributed. |
| Charismatic authority | power is based on unique personal qualities, which include the ability to excite and inspire followers |
| Expertise | a form of power derived from the possession of specialized knowledge |
| Authoritarianism | a form of government in which the rulers rarely consider public opinion and the rulers cannot be removed by legal means. |
| Dictatorship | a political system of arbitrary rule by a single individual. |
| Totalitarianism | a form of government in which the ruler recognizes no limits to their authority and government regulates almost all aspects of social life. |
| Democracy | a form of government based on popular participation in decision making where ultimate authority is vested in the people; it’s the “rule of the people” |
| Political parties | organizations made up of individuals with similar beliefs whose purpose is to gain legitimate control of government |
| Lobbying | direct persuasion of decision-makers by using a professional to meet regularly with legislators & government officials. |
| Health | the absence of disease and the ability to respond effectively to one’s environment. |
| Illness | defined as a condition that occurs when you perceive that you are suffering from a bodily disorder. |
| Sickness | defined as a condition that occurs when others perceive that you are suffering from a bodily disorder. |
| Disease | defined as a specific condition defined by a medical practitioner as a cause of illness. |
| Epidemiology | the study of the origin, distribution and means of transmission of disease in population |
| Germ theory | most diseases are linked to the presence of bacteria; it also was a shift of focus on the study of disease rather than the care of the sick. |
| Medicalization | a trend in which an increasing number of conditions and problems are defined as diseases and treated by the institution of medicine |
| Primary sector of economy | consists of the direct extraction of natural resources & raw materials from the environment |
| Secondary sector of economy | consists of making and manufacturing products by turning the raw materials acquired through primary production into the manufactured goods we use, such as furniture, cars, and homes. |
| Tertiary sector of economy | consists of producing and processing information and providing services such as teaching, nursing, and counseling |
| Capitalism | an economic system in which the means of production are privately owned and goods & services are distributed competitively for profit. |
| Corporate Capitalism | referred to as a corporation rather than the individual that dominates modern society |
| Socialism | an economic system in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state and goods & services distributed are publicly owned. |
| Mixed economy | combines central elements of capitalism & socialism and allows private ownership and free enterprise to compete with businesses, industries, and services owned and operated by the state. |
| Mechanical solidarity | is characterized by tradition, unity, consensus of norms & values, and strong informal pressure to conform. |
| Organic solidarity | is characterized by a highly sophisticated division of labor that makes individuals interdependent with one another. |
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