Authority
Autorité
boss, supervisor
dictator, corruption
government
government, Bill Clinton
Government, corrupt
government, law
necessary, flawed
necessary, overbearing, confusing
nepotism, paperwork
parent, teacher, ruler
police, abuse
Police, cop
police, government
police, necessary, restrictive
police, parents, older
police, principal
power
power, control
power, obscure, decrease
power, orders
power, say-so, command, order
president, police, justice
professors, respectability
respect
stolid, patronage, influence
abus
administration
commande, respect, obéissance
contrainte, règle
feu
influence, abus
injustifiée
injustifée
justice, police
loi, Police
mon père
nécessaire
obligatoire, société
parentale
parents, enseignants
police, politicien
police, règlementation
pouvoir, corrompue, persue
pouvoir, ordre
religieuse
respect
respect, contrainte
respect, contrainte
Responsabilité, Jugement
responsabilité; force
règles, menace
sans effet, soumission
Discussion
Although some of the INT and MIT responses were similar, MIT students seemed to concentrate more on a more general, impersonal authority like the "Governement"(5 responses) as opposed to INT's (0), and the "Police" (7) as opposed to INT'S (4). INT students seemed to think of authority as a more personal concept, with "Respect" and "Parents" having more counts that on the MIT responses. Does the French government have as much impact on the life of the French as the American goverernment has on the daily life of the American?
Dear INT students: Since I haven't received any response to my previous question, I'll rephrase it so that it is better understood--
The responses to the word AUTHORITY showed almost no allusions to the Government in France. Why is this the case when France is a socialist country i.e. the government has a lot of authority over the economy and the daily lives of the people?