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ConTEnTS ix
The Symbolic Interactionist Perspective 321 The Conflict Perspective 325
Shifting Meanings of Growing Old 321 Fighting for Resources: Social Security Legislation 326
The Influence of the Mass Media 322 Intergenerational Competition and Conflict 326
MaSS MEDia in Social lifE The Cultural Lens: Shaping our Looking Toward the Future 328
Perceptions of the Elderly 323
New Views of Aging 328
The Functionalist Perspective 323
SummAry And revIew 329
Disengagement Theory 324
Activity Theory 324
Continuity Theory 324
Part IV SocIAl InSTITuTIonS
Chapter 11 Politics and the Economy 331
Politics: Establishing Leadership 332 The Transformation of Economic Systems 349
Power, Authority, and Violence 332 Preindustrial Societies: The Birth of Inequality 349
Authority and Legitimate Violence 333 Industrial Societies: The Birth of the Machine 349
Traditional Authority 334 Postindustrial Societies: The Birth of the Information
Rational–Legal Authority 334 Age 350
Charismatic Authority 334 Biotech Societies: The Merger of Biology and
Economics 350
The Transfer of Authority 335
Implications for Your Life 350
Types of Government 336
cultural DivErSity arounD thE worlD The Child
Monarchies: The Rise of the State 336
Workers 351
Democracies: Citizenship as a Revolutionary Idea 337
World Economic Systems 352
Dictatorships and Oligarchies: The Seizure of Power 338
Capitalism 352
The U.S. Political System 338
Socialism 353
Political Parties and Elections 338
Ideologies of Capitalism and Socialism 354
Voting Patterns 340
Criticisms of Capitalism and Socialism 354
Lobbyists and Special-Interest Groups 342
The Convergence of Capitalism and Socialism 355
Who Rules the United States? 343
cultural DivErSity arounD thE worlD The new
The Functionalist Perspective: Pluralism 343 Competitor: The Chinese Capitalists 356
The Conflict Perspective: The Power Elite 344 The Globalization of Capitalism 356
Which View Is Right? 345 A New Global Structure and Its Effects on Workers 357
War and Terrorism: Implementing Political Objectives 345 Stagnant Paychecks 357
Why Countries Go to War 345 The New Economic System and the Old Divisions
Terrorism 346 of Wealth 360
Targeted Killings 346 The Global Superclass 361
Down-to-Earth Sociology Who Are the Suicide Terrorists? A New World Order? 362
Testing Your Stereotypes 347 Trends Toward Unity 362
thinking critically Targeted Killings 348 Strains in the Global System 363
The Economy: Work in the Global Village 348 SummAry And revIew 364
