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Studying Politics
Chapter Overview
- Learning Objectives
- Introduction
- Power and Politics
- Why Study Politics?
- What Is Politics?
- Approaches Used in the Study of Politics
- Political Studies and Our Daily Lives
- Division and Connection in a Changing World
- Domestic and International Politics
- Citizens and Canada
- Conclusion
- Self-Assessment Questions
- Weblinks
- Further Reading
- Film and Video Clips
Learning Objectives
This chapter will help students to
- distinguish the various approaches used in political studies;
- understand how politics affects our daily lives;
- consider the coexisting pressures of division and connection in a changing world
- examine politics at the international and the domestic levels; and
- consider what it means to be a citizen in Canada.