Student Resources
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Learning Objectives
Chapter 1
Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:
- Define power as the key concept in political sociology, discuss how metaphors of power are arranged, and identify sociological tools in the study of power.
- Discuss the conceptualization of power in political sociology.
- Identify traditional frameworks of political sociology and discuss the future directions after the traditional frameworks.
Chapter 2
Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:
- Define the modern nation-state.
- Differentiate the government from the state.
- Identify different forms of the nation-state.
Chapter 3
Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:
- Discuss politics and culture, and define the following theoretical frameworks as it pertains to politics and culture: pluralist, elite/managerial, class perspective, rational choice, institutionalist, postmodern.
- Discuss the shift from materialist to post-materialist values in politics.
- Identify political culture, knowledge, values, and symbols in the media.
Chapter 4
Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:
- Define the theoretical frameworks of capitalism and democracy.
- Discuss individual and corporate taxation.
Chapter 5
Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:
- Discuss race and ethnic relations, as well as the racial state, specifically color-blind policies, racial identity and equality, and immigration.
- Discuss the social institution of education, specifically the No Child Left behind policy.
- Define marriage and family, and discuss family law and same-sex marriage.
Chapter 6
Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:
- Compare and contrast early and emerging typologies of political participation.
- Compare and contrast institutional and noninstitutional forms of political participation.
- Identify themes in research on social capital and political participation.
Chapter 7
Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:
- Describe the functions of elections and voting.
- Define liberalism and conservatism and discuss issue-based voting.
- Discuss United States presidential elections during the twenty-first century.
Chapter 8
Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:
- Explain in detail pluralism and the classical collective behavior model of social movements.
- Identify criticisms of new social movements, and compare and contrast old social movements to modern social movements.
- Discuss the life cycle of social movements, from emergence and mobilization to the outcomes, influences, and eventual decline of social movements.
Chapter 9
Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:
- Define and provide specific examples of violence, including genocide, war, and terrorism.
- Explain what causes terrorism, and how society responds to acts of terrorism.
Chapter 10
Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:
- Define globalization and identify components of globalization.
- Debate the occurrence of globalization and provide evidence for globalization.
- Explain the impact of globalization on the nation-state, and explain the role of globalization in democracy.