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Has a dual influence of English and French culture
There has been a conflict in Quebec due to its large French-Canadian population. Quebec has tried many times to become its own nation, but ultimately would not do well on its own. French-Canadians have been the target of discrimination for years.
Power is the ability to impose one's will on others
The way people use power to achieve goals
Authority is a social approved use of power
Nation-State
within a nation-state, there are many different ethnic groups
State Society
Constructions that link the past to the present
Have a great sense of nationalism
State societies have a hierarchical, centralized form of political organization in which the central government has a legal monopoly over the use of force
Benedict Anderson (1991)
calls Nation-States "Imagined communities"
Within this society there are fixed rules imposed by the government
Through taxation, the government redistributes wealth and can stimulate/discourage sorts of production
Social Control and Conflict Management
A revolution is the attempt to overthrow the existing political structure and replace it
Rebellion is the attempt of a group within a society to force a redistribution of resources and power
The majority of Sunni and Shi'a muslims view each other as equals and are not hostile or prejudiced toward one another.
However, there are radicals in each group where hostility and tension remains.
Band Society
Chiefdoms are a society with social rankings in which political integrations are achieved through a centralized leadership (the Chief)
Band societies are composed of a small group of people related by blood or marriage, who live together and are associated with a territory in which they forage
Chiefs are born into their position of power, they hold religious and political authority over his people
These societies are normally based on horticulture and pastoralism
Tribal Society
Tribes are a culturally distinct population whose members consider themselves descended from the same ancestor
Tribes have a variety of informal and formal mechanisms for controlling deviant behaviors and settling conflicts
The Aboriginal people believe in a creator called Baiame (creator spirits)
By: Daniell LaFleur, Charity Owens,
Jamie Hesselberg