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Comprehension
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Understanding the reading
1.4.1 Give extensive answers to the questions. Use the following expressions to present your answers:
Ø On second thought I should admit that...
Ø Though I can't say for sure I think...
Ø I may be wrong but I think...
Ø To cut a long story short, …
Ø As far as I know...
1. What are the defining features of politics as an activity?
2. In what ways is politics defined?
3. How can the word 'politics' be understood?
4. What does the ability of studying politics mean?
5. How does the essence of the words 'power' and 'authority' differ?
6. Where is politics usually practised?
7. What does a social science discipline deal with?
8. With which fields does political science intersect?
9. Which subdisciplines commonly constitute political science? Expand your answer.
10. What approaches to the study of political science as an academic discipline have been adopted?
11. What matters and factors do political scientists examine?
12. What roles do political scientists play in political analysis?
Scanning*
Scan the text to determine whether these statements are true (T) or false (F). With a partner, discuss why.
e.g. In my opinion it is true that/I’m afraid it is false that..., because...
| 1. | Politics is an essentially social activity through which people make, preserve and amend the general rules under which they live. |
| 2. | The only way politics can be defined is the making of collective decisions. |
| 3. | Politics takes place within a system of social organization focused on the machinery of government. |
| 4. | Political science deals extensively with the analysis of political systems and political behavior but never with the practice of politics. |
| 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. | Political science has no ancient roots as it was codified in the 19th century when all the social sciences were established. Three distinct sub disciplines constitute political science as a social science discipline. Not being one of the social sciences, political science does not appropriate any methods originating in social research. Political scientists do not see themselves engaged in revealing the relationships underlying political events and conditions. The allocation and transfer of power in decision making is one of the matters political scientists study. There are lots of social spheres in which political scientists may be involved or even run for office as politicians themselves. |
1.4.3 Write a paragraph on:
a) the defining features of politics as a social activity;
b) the approaches to the study of politics as an academic discipline.