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UIUC SOC 100 - Authority and the State

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Lecture 22 Outline of Last Lecture I Technology and Capitalism II Making Corportations Better Persons III Regulation Supports Capitalsm IV Future of Capitalism V Authority and State VI Power VII Forms of Power VIII Authority IX Types of Authority X Forms of Legitimate Authority XI Obedience to Authority XII Resisting Authority XIII Cliven Bundy v Federal Bureau of Land Management XIV Resistance to Authority Outline of Current Lecture XV Obedience to Authority SOC 100 1st Edition XVI XVII XVIII XIX XX XXI XXII Resisting Authority Welfare State Who Are the Citzens of a State Citzenship Rights Social and Cultural Rights Political Rights Civil Rights Current Lecture I Obedience to Authority a Why Do We Obey the Law i Legitmacy of Authority 1 respect for state or law and respect for authority that the state has to tell us to do ii Coercion or Threat of Coercion 1 forced or afraid b The State i a human community that successfully claims the monopoly of the legitmate use of forcee within a given territory II Resisting Authority a In certain conditions the state may lose its monopoly on III IV V VI the use of force i Armed Resistance 1 civil war or bundy s in Nevada ii Civil Disobedience 1 Ghandi 2 exposes excesses of authority 3 regime loses legitmacy Welfare State a Reconceptualization of the State i state acquires responsibility for the well being of citizens ii meeting social needs 1 Charactizations a social insurance and pension programs b Health Care c Food and Nutrition d Education iii looks and feels different in United States than Europe Who Are the Citizens of a State a Formal Criteria Legal Rules ii Inclusion 1 Birth and Geography iii Descent iv Naturalization 1 rules of naturalization change all the time v Exclusion 1 legal rules for who doesn t get to be a citizen a Example Convicted Felons b Obligations ii Obey the Laws 1 most important 2 Example Pay Taxes iii Vote iv Service to country and community Citizenship Rights a guarantees often made to individuals b Social Rights c Political Rights d Civil Rights Social and Cultural Rights a minimal living standards for full participation in society ii education iii Housing iv Food access v water access vi cultural rights b UN Declaration on Human Rights ii aftermath of WWII iii where rights are protected iv UN is NOT a state 1 does not have legitimate use of force to com pel anybody or anyone to do anything 2 state incorporate these rights a constitutions b treaties VII Political Rights a Participation in Politics ii volunteering in polticial campaigns iii sitting on a jury iv vote b Voting ii disparities in voting 1 class based wealthy people are much more VIII likely to vote a time and outcomes 2 race white people are more likely to vote iii voting restrictions 1 ID requirements 2 early voting restrictions 3 voting equipment and staffing the polls Civil Rights a personal freedom from interference from the state and from others ii Freedom of Speech iii Freedom from Discrimination iv Right to Travel Freely


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