The Power of the State Resides in Its Ability to Use

question 78

True/False

The power of the state resides in its ability to use legitimate violence.

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Definitions:

Mechanical Functions

Refers to the operations performed by machinery, involving the application of mechanical principles and engineering design.

Cohort Effects

Also called history-graded events, they are events that provide a context for development and also influence it directly. The year of your birth marks your entry into a cohort of peers who accompany you through age-graded developmental changes within the context of a specific set of historical events.

Life-Course Perspective

The view that development is influenced by the intersection of chronological age (life time), family-related (family time), and membership in a birth cohort (historical time).

Developmental Influences

Various factors that impact an individual's growth and maturation across the lifespan, including genetic, environmental, and societal elements.