Power

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This paper analyzes how the relationship between power and our belief system or ideology is quite simple - this control that can be exerted over another person, group, country, race, or religion is most often associated with wealth and how the majority of sociologists believe that with wealth comes power and with more wealth comes more power. It examines how our entire lives and belief systems are centered on power and its control of our actions. It looks at how someone always holds power at all times and how for some sociologists, it is the power elite with all of the control, or to others power is evenly distributed among large groups in our nation. Regardless of which theory is believed, it is undeniable that power struggles exist daily, and can bring positive as well as negative repercussions for those in power and those without power.

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"Power is intertwined into our system of beliefs throughout our political system is one prime example of that relationship. Most of the top government positions are occupied or funded by someone who is wealthy. George W. Bush hails from Texas, land of oil millionaires, and he once was the owner of the Texas Rangers. Yes, the owner of a Major League Baseball team. You might say he has some money. Wealthy persons are surely more likely to feel powerful. This feeling of power only fuels their need for more wealth, and more power, which can cause them to become more active in local and national government "working to retain or increase their power" (Thio, 2000, p. 179)."

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