10 questions on "Group politics - Types of groups - Associational groups"
Their primary function is to deal with government and other public bodies.
Influence political systems through pressure politics.
They are characterized by voluntary action and the existence of common interests, aspirations or attitudes.
Influence political systems through pressure politics.
- Insider and outsider groups
F.e. Trade unions, business associations etc.
They represent a section of society (workers, employers etc).
In USA: private interest groups.
They aim to help groups other than their members.
In USA: Public interest groups.
F.e. Lobbies on abortion, protests about pollution etc.
(often overlap between insider groups and sectional groups).
These groups are forced to go public in the hope of exercising indirect influence on the policy.
Sometimes these groups choose to remain outsiders, both to preserve their ideological purity and independence, and to protect their decentralized power structures.
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