UNIT 6 Flashcards
Framing
Selecting and highlighting some facets of events or issues, and making connections among them so as to promote a particular interpretation, evaluation, and/or solution
Institutionalized Interest Group
A group that has developed a formal organization, including such features as a well-established membership base, paid professional staff, and the capability to keep its members and the public aware of its views and activities
Interest Group
Organizations that pursue the common interest of groups of people , particularly by trying to influence the develop, adoption, or implementation of policies.
Issue-Oriented Group
An interest group that spontaneously develops to express the views of people on a particular issue, concern, or grievance.
Public Interest Group
A group that seeks to achieve goals that the group views as being for the good of the community as a whole rather than providing specific benefits for its members
Self Interest Group
An interest group whose primary objective is to promote the interests of the group and its members and to seek benefits that are primarily or exclusively for its members
Inside Strategies
Strategies in which interest group leaders develop close contacts with key decision makers in government and the public service in order to influence public policies.
Lobbying
A effort to persuade those involved in making and implementing public policies to adopt and implement policies or decisions favoured by an individual, business, or group, particularly through direct personal contact.
Outside Strategies
Strategies in which interest group leaders appeal to the public for support and mobilize members in order to put pressure on decision makers concerning public policies.
Social Movement
A network of groups and individuals that seeks major social and political changes, particularly by acting outside of established political institutions.
