Introduction to Sociology/Politics/HARI KIM


a) https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Introduction_to_Sociology/Politics


Summary)

Politics is the process by which groups of people make socio-economic decisions. Politics has been observed in all human group interactions. There are various forms of government besides existing legitimate means of holding power.
 The first monarchy is a form of government that is privatized as the head of state until the best of all is absolutely or nominally often life or resignation. Secondly, democracy is a form of government in which the sovereignty or sovereignty of the state or citizens in the state is occupied. Third, totalitarianism is a political system that tries to regulate almost every aspect of public and private life. Fourth, oligarchy is a republican state that distinguishes power by efficiency, loyalty, family, military, religious supremacy, and a small number of people take control and take politics. Fifth, Communist State is the idea of ​​eliminating the wealth of the rich through the denial of the private property system and the realization of the system of shared property. Finally, Theocracy is a form of government in which God is the supreme ruler of the nation, or in a broader sense, the state is governed by an immediate divine guidance or by a government official regarded as a divine leader.
 Political parties are political organizations that want to acquire and maintain political power within the government, usually by participating in election campaigns. There are two main parties in the US presidential race: the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. Sweden has a multilateral system, and neither party has the opportunity to gain strength often, and the parties must work together to form a coalition government.
Inequality exists in voting. In developed countries, women are generally more likely to vote, but women are less likely to be in political positions. Young people are less likely to vote because they are much less likely to vote than seniors. Minorities are also less likely to maintain a political stance. And those who are rich and educated are more likely to vote.
There are various types of government as mentioned above, and there are inequalities in voting to reflect opinions of people.


New/Interesting things I learned)


Authority means the power or power to certify the superiority of the values ​​such as system, ideology, personality, and status. Authority is formed naturally through the power of tradition, but it is made artificially, and it changes or disappears.
It was interesting that Max Weber identified and distinguished three types of legitimate authority. The first type is legitimate legal authority. It is a form of authority that rests on the legitimacy of official rules and established laws of the state. Officials like the President of the United States are a good example of this type of authority. The second type of authority is the traditional authority derived from traditional customs, customs and social structures. It is known as the traditional authority when it passes from one generation to another generation. The right king of the hereditary kingdom is the ruling king of Saudi Arabia. The third form of authority is charismatic authority. Here, the charisma of an individual or a leader plays an important role. It was considered a Joseph Smith II (LDS or Mormon) charisma, founder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
 l was surprising that authority was established through these three types, and Korea was able to deduce the fact that authority was established with legal legal authority.


Discussion Point)




As I have read above, I think that there are various types of government such as monarchy, democracy, totalitarian oligarchy, Communist State ,Theocracy but democracy is the best type among them. Because democracy is the owner of the people, the people can be respected and the rights of the people can be extended. Therefore, democracy can fully express individual opinions and respect individual rights so that individual opinions are allowed. And the people can cast their leader through voting.
However, if the people are called masters, but all the people are claiming to be masters, confusion in the policy decision process will be severe. So, instead of putting a democratic system of people in place to make politics instead, the will of the people can be distorted and reflected in politics. Also, since it is not all right to be the will of the masses, a small number of opinions can be ignored and stirred. In the long run, however, there are many advantages over dictatorship and unemployed politics, as the probability of error is small if you are willing to do so. So I think democracy is better than other types. I want to hear what you think.


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