Examine the claim that ‘state legitimacy is closely associated with democracy’ (Blakeley and Saward‚ 2009‚ p.370). State legitimacy refers to the popular acceptance of a governing body or bodies by citizens. Democracy is a greatly debated term broadly involving the selection of a competitor‚ candidate or party by the majority of citizens or ‘the people’ by way of election. In this essay‚ the claim of how and in what ways these two ideas or practices are associated‚ and how power underpins the
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Although the case of Saward v The Sun was not taken to court‚ it led to a tightening of UK law regarding protection of the identities of alleged rape victims. Instead of anonymity being granted to the victim after the defendant had been formally charged‚ as it had been previously done‚ it was amended to begin as soon as the allegation was made to the police. Conversely‚ the change in law resulted in the complete removal of anonymity for defendants. In early March 1986‚ The Sun published a front
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how society is transposed over the ages as people migrate into the area and others away altering the usage of the existing infrastructure and thus remaking society. (Allen and Blakeley‚ 2014‚ p16) In The microcosm of City road in Cardiff we can observe how the inhabitants of that area make a local society. (Allen and Blakeley‚ 2014‚ p8) They do this by adapting to what opportunities are available to them at that instant. For example‚ one of the ways society is made locally is by the businesses that
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Max Weber cited in Blakely and Saward (2009 P. 361) defines the state as ‘An organisation that successfully claims a monopoly of the legitimate use of force in a given territory. The word legitimate also appears in the question for this essay‚ so legitimacy appears to be the key word‚ and its definition is‚ “able to be defended with logic or justification” (Oxford dictionaries online). In a democracy the Government is voted in by the people‚ and it could be argued this process makes it legitimate
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be created and sustained. The German sociologist Max Weber defined the state in a lecture given in 1918 as ‘A human community that (successfully) claims the monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force within a given territory’. (Blakely & Saward‚ 2009‚ Page 361) This implies‚ the state being the government and has control over a certain country or area. Therefore‚ in this definition‚ the state is
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in fact do not have the same meaning. Difference defined‚ is the contrasts between groups of people based on gender‚ class‚ age‚ sexuality‚ and race or ethnicity (Blakeley and Staples‚ 2014‚ P.25). In comparison inequality is the unequal distribution of primarily economic resources within a society or between societies themselves (Blakeley and Staples‚ 2014‚ P.25). City Road is home to many people of different gender‚ class‚ age‚ sexuality and race or ethnicities and different business types.
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closed down and reopened as the same type of business or as something completely different which is due to economic change in society. Society is made and remade by the material that is often hidden such as electricity‚ cables‚ sewers and water pipes. Blakeley and Staples (2014‚ p. 22). All of which are needed to keep the street running along with the shoppers and workers. Through the module materials I have learnt that‚ inequalities are often about people’s lack of choices in society due to mobility issues
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same sense of community. Inequality:- Is when things are not equal. This could be when 2 people have the same job‚ and a younger member of staff is paid a lesser wage. An example of inequality shown in the video of City Road is John Arthur’s case (Blakeley and Staples 2014‚ p. 26) who through circumstances beyond his control‚ led to him being introduced to alcohol by his father at the age of 6‚ resulting in him being an alcoholic at the age of 10 ending with him being taken into care. This leading
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The making‚ and re-making‚ of City Road Since the late 19th Century‚ City Road and its residents have gone through many changes. We have seen‚ (The Open University‚ 2015) and read about‚ (Blakeley and Staples‚ 2014) how society has been made and remade‚ reflecting the wider economic climate. The term ‘making and re-making’ implies that; City road has changed‚ is changing‚ and will most likely change again. The residents have also made‚ and remade‚ their own lives. Mark‚ the gentleman who
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outline some inequalities and differences on a street that you know. ’Inequality ’ in our society is described as ’The unequal distribution of valued social resources ’ (Allen and Blakeley 2014‚ p.13)‚ and ’Difference ’ is defined as ’Contrasts between groupings of people ’ (Allen and Blakeley 2014‚ p.25). This essay will distinguish some of the inequalities and differences that are observable on Market Street‚ In Manchester. Firstly‚ Inequalities within Market Street are numerous but subtle
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