How do race, gender and class influence our understanding or actions concerning power and authority?
race, gender and class influences our understanding or actions concerning power and authority because we still dont have a black presidentor a female president. we had people who have tried in the past but didnt get to because everyone wants it to stay the same a "white male". shirly chislom ran for president and was critised and discriminated against because she was not only a female but an african american female. Also, most of our presidents came from wealthy families.
4.Should the authority to gain and use political, economic or social power in America be transparent and/or regulated?
the authority to gain and use political economic or social pwer in america should be regulated cus if people get to much political power i think the U.S would change alot and not in a good way
1. Should the use of political, economic or social power be socially (or culturally) responsible? yes people in goverment, economic ,and and social standing should be responsible for their decisions to better everyone not just them selves.
2. How in American society do political, economic and social institutions receive authority? How should they? They get it from the mojority if the majority thinks it should be that way.
3. How do race, gender and class influence our understanding or actions concerning power and authority? we think it makes us but it dosent our character influences our actions
4. Should the authority to gain and use political, economic or social power in America be transparent and/or regulated? It should be transparent because we should let our character to enforce power
5. What is the relationship between political, economic and military power? How does each derive its authority? Its all the same it does not derive any of the others there all the same.
6. In what ways do power and the authority to use it influence American culture and cultural groups in America? it makes everyone petty and think if they have power they can run the world and a lot of people abuse it.
7. How does Americas global power (political, economic, military, technological and cultural) affect groups in America? It effects every group in america because anyone with a high position of power can make decisions that effect all groups.
8. Are political, economic and social institutions of power either inclusive or exclusive in American society? Both? Neither? exclusive is the economic and the political but the social instution is inclusive.
9. What kind of power does the mass media have in influencing American culture and cultural groups? How does it use it? it is the most influencial power in america its so mainstream that everyone sees it.
10. To what extent is power maintained in American society by threats of force versus the consensus of the people? itpower is maintained by a threat of force like the police they think they can do what they want.
1. We as the people of the United States elect others to take care of us and the people around us. As far as economic and social standings, they should help us but it isn't their responsibility. 2. Basically if you have money and you know important people, you can do anything and make all the decisions you want. 3. The close-minded people in positions of authority are some of the most hypocritical people in the world. They do what they think is right so if they think that a woman can't do their job or run their company they won't hire them or if some black chairman of a company is racist against whites or asians or hispanics or even other blacks he will not choose them for whatever the situation may be. 4. i would recommend it be transparrent, it is not the color of our skin or what name we call God or even where we grew up that makes the decisions it is the person underneath what you see. 5. It's all the same. It's all about who you know. 6. It makes everyone feel as if they do not matter, like no matter what they do nothing they do can change the way things are. 7. The decisions of Americans worldwide affect even people in other countries at times. which is probably why most of the world dilikes us, because we can make decisions that affect countires 8,000 miles from any boder of our mainland. 8. i woudl make a bold statement and say that it is exclusive. 9. The influence that the mass media has on American society and culture is very negative. the only thing television shows are is violence and radio produces stereotypes, everything is so negative. 10. It is mostly maintained by force, police shoot and arrest people, military actions could set a country back into the stonage with the push of a button and political officials threaten others with sabotage of careers and families.
1.Should the use of political, economic or social power be socially (or culturally) responsible?
-yes, i believe that peolpe should us ethere powers to not only for themselfes but for everyone so it helps out a lot of people rather than a handful.
2.How in American society do political, economic and social institutions receive authority? How should they?
-they recieve authority by gaining relationships with high ranking officials which puts themin a good spot in society.
3.How do race, gender and class influence our understanding or actions concerning power and authority?
-Men are looked at to be the more powerful being compared to women. If u were to look at the position of president there has never been a women president, for i belive that the majority of america thinks that spot is best suited for a male.
4.Should the authority to gain and use political, economic or social power in America be transparent and/or regulated?
-yes i believe it should be transparent for the public should know exactrly what is going on with there goverment and what powers are given to whom.
5.What is the relationship between political, economic and military power? How does each derive its authority?
-political power has ties with the economy by making strong relationships with large corporations . -economic powers has ties with military because it funds the military projects which supply the military with weapons and food etc. -military powers has ties with political people because they can influence other politicians by doing certain things.
6.In what ways do power and the authority to use it influence American culture and cultural groups in America?
- it influences certian groups because it could be in favor for some groups in america
7.How does Americas global power (political, economic, military, technological and cultural) affect groups in America?
- wea re on bad terms with a lot of countries in this world and it affectscertain groups within our country.
8.Are political, economic and social institutions of power either inclusive or exclusive in American society? Both? Neither?
7.How does Americas global power (political, economic, military, technological and cultural) affect groups in America?
alot of countries dislike america so many groups in america are being affected by this because alot of people in other countries start to dislike americans!
1. yes I believe that it should because with great power comes great resposubulity if we throw out power without thinking of the cociquences then it would become a dog eat dog world and the ability to leave great impressions comes with power so we should be careful with that power.
2. they receive their authority by the highest bidder money talkes thats the way it is and always be unfortuanatlythey should receive authority based on what they can accomplish and moral accomplishments or the potential to do good for the majority of the people.
3.we judge based on color and gender for more than that is healthy for a new age country as a world leader we should lead by example we go to war with a country over liberty and equal right when I have never seen so much pulblicity for the presidential election just because there is a black and a woman running if we as a country are so forward and equal then shouldnt the fact that they are black and a women be a footnote to our concerns? When what they can do for the country and support what the people of the country wish for then it doesnt matter.
5.the realashonship is that of if you have economic power you can have political power if you have political power you can have military power and vise versa each on of these can lead to another and more power and control so basically they are not really different from one another they are all tools to which a king may move a pawn it is just the difference of apperaence to the public.
6.it can do one of two things either we feel like the care taker of the planet because we are doing well we should help others in need or we could take the path of ignorance like we are better than every one else and we dont need anyone we can take care of our selves and your problems dont matter to us.
8. these powers are both because with the mainstream and news we know more about our country than we used to but at the same time there must be so many things we dont know about and that is kept from us but thats what the world is like we cant know our country wouldnt be able to do what needs to be done to ensure our survival.
9. the media has great power through it we can amass our selves and unify against our enemies and we find out what is troubling our countrywith the media they can bring those in power out of it the man ruling brought into the gutter and the man who was in the gutter now runes the country with the power of press you control the power of the people.
10. power is maintained through mild treats there is no oppreasion but if you break the law you are punished there is a sytem in place that is ment to be fair to everyoneand by sometimes putting your foot down and others bending to he will of the people you can maintain a happy control.
9. What kind of power does the mass media have in influencing American culture and cultural groups? How does it use it? The media has a lot of power over American culture. One example is in televised presidential debates, its not only where the candidate stands on certain issues, its how they present themselves, the way they speak, the way they word things. I mean the election isnt until November 2008 and the media started building about candidates around November 2007 and people go along with it. Its not important until the election is really approaching, especially when the focus isnt even on the issues, its on the popularity of each candidate and the gimmick that they will use when it comes time to actually campaign. To me it seems like the candidates dont have personalities or opinions, they have titles (Hilary is the women, Barack is the black senator, McCain is the POW, Romney is the Mormon). These titles are exactly how the media describes the candidates whenever the topic comes up too. The media has so much power that if you were to ask the average person about a particular candidate they could tell you their title and little else. People only look to the media for their news and information, if the media doesnt give it then they dont know it, which is really sad that people dont care enough to look more into things they only take what the media will feed to them. The way all of this can affect cultural groups is that people will start to identify with the candidates for these reasons only, they may not be completely informed on each their stands and voting records. The thing is the media makes it so when people step into the voting booth they may just say Well Im a women so Ill vote for Hilary or Im a Mormon, so is Mitt Romney, Ill vote for him. People just become so dependent on the mainstream media that they forget to double check their facts and have their own informed opinions.
5. What is the relationship between political, economic and military power? How does each derive its authority? The relationship between political, economic and military power is having economic power makes it easier to gain political power. It is expensive to run for president, but if you have money, you can help fund your own campaign, you will also know others with money who will help fund your campaign and youll get the attention you need to get people to remeber you when it comes time for them to vote. Once you have gained political power from your economic power you will also have power and influence over the military. The president power over the military, even though he has to ask permission to use the miltary, he is the one who ultimately makes the decisions concerning the military, where they will go, how many troops they will need, how long they will be there. Political power comes from the idea that the government is always right, is always wokring for the best interest of the people, I am not trying to make some statement, Im not saying that things shouldnt be this way, i just dont think people should look at it so blindly. Economic power comes from the idea that those with money are better than those without, they afford better clothes, cars, educations, so they are thought to be better than the people who cannot. The military gains power because it is following the presidents orders, so their power really comes from that of politics. Patriotism is another factor of their power, they are fighting for their country and that is something that a lot of people respect.
8. Are political, economic and social institutions of power either inclusive or exclusive in American society? Both? Neither? In American society political, economic and social institutions of power not enitrely inclusive but they are not exclusive either. Its not like you have to be part of a cetain class or have a certain background to get into these institutions, but it helps you to be. Most institutions will not state that certain people can not be a part of them, so they are not excluding them people, its just that if you are not already a part of that, it takes a lot of work to make your way up to join these institutions. The institutions are willing to include anyone who has worked hard enough to get where they are to join, but the difficulty of actually moving up makes them sort of exclusive.
