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Work and the Political Economy Flashcards

1
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social arrangements that organize the production, distribution, and consumption of goods

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economy

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an economic system based on small nomadic groups lightly exploiting animal and plant foods for immediate consumption

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hunting and gathering

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3
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an economic system based on domesticating animals and plants

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horticulturalism

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an economic system based on tending herds of large animals

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pastoralism

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5
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an economic system that employs plow technology

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agriculture

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6
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an economic system based on using non-animate sources of energy

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industrialization

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an economic system based on knowledge-based activities and the service sector rather than on manufacturing goods

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post industrialization

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jobs dedicated to exploiting raw materials (e.g logging, mining)

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primary sector

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jobs that transform raw materials into consumer goods (eg. cars, furniture)

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secondary sector

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jobs that provide services (eg. teaching, nursing) rather than goods

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tertiary sector

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jobs that provide stable and comfortable salaries, potential growth and promotion, and fringe benefits, but that also require postsecondary training or education

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primary labour market

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12
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prestigious occupations the require specialized knowledge and are regulated by a governing body

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professions

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jobs that are insecure and temporary, offer minimal pay, and provide few opportunities to advance

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secondary labour market

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organizations that represent workers to improve wages and working conditions through collective bargaining and strikes

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labour unions

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15
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Durkheim’s mechanism to promote the integration of workers

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occuptational groups

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16
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an area of research dedicated to helping workers integrate into an organization and identify with its goals

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human resource management

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17
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an economic system grounded in the private ownership of the means of production

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capitalism

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18
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a political and economic system that combines freemarket principles with varying degrees of social welfare programs

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state/welfare capitalism

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an economic system in which raw materials and the means of production are collectively owned

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socialism

20
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Marx’s hypothetical economic system in which ownership of the means of production is collective and workers labour is not exploited

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communism

21
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the endeavour to gain and maintain control of the state apparatus

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politics

22
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an institution that maintains a monopoly over legitimate use of force in a given territory

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state

23
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the excercise of power over a group of people to direct them to comply with specific commands

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domination

24
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exists when subordinates consider domination by leaders to be legitimate

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authority

25
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the exercise of power as legitimated by long established cutural patterns and traditions

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traditional authority

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the exercise of power as legitimated through laws, rules, and regulations

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rational-legal authority

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the exercise of power as legitimated through the personal magnetism of individuals who compel people to believe in them and grant their support

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charismatic authority

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a rational organization designed to complete many rountine tasks as efficiently as possible

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bureaucracy

29
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a legal entity that can own property and enter into contracts for the benefit of its shareholders

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corporation

30
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a political system grounded on the rule of an individual or family that is passed from generation to generation

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monarchy

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monarchs are defined through family membership or a divine connection that confirms the righteousness of their rule

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absolute monarchy

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monarchs are largely symbolic in that true leadership is held by an elected body

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constitutional monarchy

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political systems controlled by rulers who reject the rights of citizens to participate directly in the actions of government

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authoritarian regimes

34
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a system in which a leader relies on personal loyalties and threats of force to main-tain rule

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dictatorship

35
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military leaders who seize political power

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military juntas

36
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a form of authoritarianism in which there are no limits on leaders use of force and the state apparatus attempts to regulate virtually all areas of people’s lives

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totalitarianism

37
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a poltical system in which individual adult citizens select their representative leaders through an electoral process

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democracy

38
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a system that requires citizens to be involved personally in decision making through open and engaged debate and discussion

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participatory democracy

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a system in which citizens elect representatives to act on their behalf and to convey their concerns and issues to the broader collective

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representative democracy

40
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the head of the federal government in Canada

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prime minister

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a committee made up of ministers in charge of government departments

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cabinet

42
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nonelected officials appointed by the federal government to represent their constituencies as well as the interests of all Canadians

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senators

43
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elected members of parliament who do not hold a cabinet position

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backbenchers

44
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the crown’s representative at the federal level in Canada

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governor general

45
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the crown’s representative in each of Canada’s 10 provinces

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lieutenant governor

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the federal government’s representative in each of Canada’s three territories

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territorial commisssioner

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