Social structure is the framework of an identity; it is made up of many different elements of one’s life and can be based upon factors such as race and ethnicity, gender, age, and socioeconomic status. They can include societal patterns, statuses, roles and multiple other aspects (Crawford and Novak 2816). The social structures typically surrounding political identity differ of course, according to which affiliation one identifies with. However, society tells us that someone who identifies themselves with such political affiliations as previously mentioned will typically have education, religion, family and government as some of their main social structures with social groups such as coworkers, classmates and friends. Within those structures there are numerous statuses surrounding political affiliation, the focal few being: socioeconomic status, occupation, and education level. In a study involving…
The historical development of the Republic of Colombia has endured a significant component of a long-lasting political violence. Ever since independence in July 20th, 1810, the former Spanish colony has been engulfed into an ideological struggle over the state’s governance. After the altercation between royalists and separatists, another one arose between supporters of centralism and federalism. The Spaniards ceased the opportunity and re-conquered the incipient republic in 1816. Yet, this…
In the modern day, there are many types of power structures that are important to understanding from political power structures, to economic power structure. In terms of different types of violence, there are several types of violence which leads the paper to cults who operate inside institutional violence. Cults lead different lives outside the purview of modern day government and often are portrayed as negative in the mainstream media. They often have their own internal power structure which…
both geographically and relationally, Canada. Canada has always been one of Americas allies and friends, just recently the Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau and the president of the United States Barack Obama spent time strategizing and building a stronger relationship between the two North American countries. While the countries share many things in common, Canada’s history and political structure differs from the United states significantly. The history of early Canada is much like…
Guatemala’s Politics The Republic of Guatemala or Republica de Guatemala is located in Central America. It is the land that borders the North Pacific Ocean and is placed in between El Salvador and Mexico. Guatemala has a long history and a fairly new independence which makes it an interesting country to study. In reference to American states, it is slightly smaller than Pennsylvania. In this paper I will be discussing Guatemala political structure and how the government attempts to provide…
The Democratic People 's Republic of Korea, more well-known as North Korea, was established under Kim Il-sung in 1948, following the Japanese surrender of control over the peninsula. North Korea is a personalist rule communist regime This is evident through the centralization of power, lack of political contestation, and the presence of a personality cult. The political structure of North Korea greatly impacted the life of individuals and families. People were divided into classes, brainwashed,…
victor and subsequently, numerous modern governments owe Rome for the basis of their laws and organization of their systems (Noonan, n.d.). However, if Carthage had emerged the victor and our world governments had looked to Carthage for inspiration, would they be structured differently than they are today? In my learning journal entry for this unit I will briefly discuss how the governments of Carthage and Rome were structured, how they were similar and how they differed. Discussion Rome and…
The American Empire is our newly established colony; the colonists of The American Empire are the last hope for the survival of humanity. Our society is made of 5 key elements: Family, Education, Politics, Economics, and Religion. The family structure in our society allows for colonists to be married to a spouse of her choosing at the age of 18. Our family structure is protective of children because having a child is a privilege, child abuse or mistreating your child can result in loss of…
On February 22, 1732, in Westmoreland County, Virginia, George Washington was born into the home of devout Anglicans and to the prosperous middle class to Augustine Washington and Mary Ball. Washington was the eldest of six children born into the union. In 1735, Augustine Washington moved himself and his family to Little Hunting Creek Plantation, which will later be renamed as Mount Vernon, but after three short years, in 1738, the family moved to Ferry Farm on the Rappahannock River, where…
Mali Political Structure The political structure that has recently came to the Mali people is a presidential representative democratic republic. They adopted this political system from France after the declared independence. Mali has three different branches of government, the legislative branch, judicial branch, and the executive branch. Each branch as different responsibilities, as they do in the United States, and other countries throughout the world. The executive branch, which is the…