SS.912.S.5.2

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Discuss the concept of political power and factors that influence political power.

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Examples may include, but are not limited to, social class, racial and ethnic group memberships, cultural group, gender, and age.
General Information
Subject Area: Social Studies
Grade: 912
Strand: Sociology
Standard: Social Institutions/Identify the effects of social institutions on individual and group behavior.
Date Adopted or Revised: 02/14
Status: State Board Approved

Related Courses

This benchmark is part of these courses.
2108300: Sociology (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current))
2100362: Latin American Studies Honors (Specifically in versions: 2020 - 2022, 2022 - 2023, 2023 and beyond (current))

Related Access Points

Alternate version of this benchmark for students with significant cognitive disabilities.
SS.912.S.5.AP.2a: Recognize a characteristic of political power.
SS.912.S.5.AP.2b: Recognize a factor that influences political power.

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Portraits in Patriotism - Tatiana Menaker: Secondary School:

Born in 1949, under the dictatorship of Joseph Stalin, Tatiana Menaker grew up in communist Soviet Union (now the Russian Federation), witnessing first-hand the inequalities that occurred under Stalin’s rule. “Refuseniks,” Tatiana and her family applied for permission to emigrate and became “Refuseniks” when they were denied permission to emigrate. Eventually, Tatiana engineered a plan that would allow her and her family to escape the Soviet Union.

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