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Division of pressure groups into sectional interest group and public interest groups how these two interest groups influence politics

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Answered by bavatharinib
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Pressure or 'interest' groups are groups of people who are in association

because they have a common interest; and who use whatever power is

available as a result of their unity of interest to put pressure on other

agencies to have their views adopted.

The agencies most likely to be able to influence events are central and

local government, or agencies connected with these - for example the Civil

Service or a Local Education Authority. However, multi-national corporations,

the Churches or any other policy-making or decision-taking body

may be subject to the activities of pressure groups, or they may themselves

become pressure groups and try and influence other agencies.

Pressure groups are often classified into two types: 'sectional' groups

which seek to protect or promote the interest of their members or some

other specified group of people as their major function and 'promotional'

groups which seek to achieve particular changes or to fight specific issues.

'Sectional' groups are sometimes called 'protective' groups because they

are mainly concerned with protecting the sectional interests of individuals

-often their own members. They include such organisations as the trade

unions; the Confederation of British Industry; professional associations

such as the British Medical Association; and a variety of organisations set

up to help specific groups of people such as Help the Aged, or the NSPCC.

Many of these groups have been so successful in persuading policymakers

that their views should be heeded that it has become a constitutional

convention for the Government to consult them before introducing

legislation that might affect their interests.

'Promotional' groups seek to promote a cause of some kind. The cause

may be quite limited in its objective; for example the Abortion Law

Reform Association was founded in 1936 with the objective of legalising

abortion and was successful in 1967; or more general,

Answered by Sidyandex
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Sectional interest groups are filled with trade unions, businessmen, and professionals like lawyers, teachers and doctors.

Their principal aim and concern is the well being of the people and not the society in general.

They are known as sectional interest groups because they form a section of the society.

Public interest groups are those kind f groups which look out for the welfare of the society.

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