Chapt.+12-+Econ.+and+Politics


 * **Economy**- the social institution that organizes a society's production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
 * **Authority**- power that people perceive as legitimate rather than coercive.
 * **Power**- the ability to achieve desired ends despite resistance from others
 * A clear example of power would be how it is understood that nobody sits in Sheldon's spot on the couch.
 * **Profession**- a prestigious white-collar occupation that requires extensive formal education.
 * All of the males in the show are scientists of some sort, so they had to receive education that helped lead them to their profession.
 * **Profession**- a prestigious white-collar occupation that requires extensive formal education.
 * All of the males in the show are scientists of some sort, so they had to receive education that helped lead them to their profession.




 * ** Social Institution- A major sphere of social life, or societal subsystem, organized to meet human needs. **
 * In terms of family being the social institution, Sheldon's mom is his way of receiving care and love because humans needlove.
 * ** Postindustrial economy- A productive system based on service work and computer technology. **
 * In the episode where Sheldon breaks into the children's play building, he does so by hacking into their computer system. All the guys are good with computers. Sheldon is just a tad more advanced and boasts about how good he is with technical computer work.
 * ** Tertiary Sector- The part of the economy that involves services rather than goods. **
 * In the episode where the guys first visit Penny at work, Sheldon complains because he doesn't like variety when it comes to where he eats. He looks for every possible reason to hate the place. He'd much rather be at Big Boys because the "Waitresses don't yell at you at Big Boys."
 * ** Capitalism- An economic system in which natural resources and the means of producing goods and services are privately owned. **
 * The guys work at a university where the work they do is owned by the university and Penny works at a restaurant that is also privately owned.