SOC-1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Elite, Stanley Milgram, Mass Murder
30 Jan 2020
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Who wins: power and authority, coercion--threat or use of violence to force compliance, why do people consent to give up power and allow others to dominate? (max weber) Legitimate authority--power recognized as rightful by those over who it is exercised. Traditional authority--power based on belief in sanctity of longstanding traditions; incompatible with the rise of modern capitalist states (ex. monarchy) Rational-legal authority--power legitimized by legally enacted rules and regulations. [legitimate right of leaders to exercise authority under the law; enacted and enforced through formal, bureaucratic procedures] (ex. most modern nations) Charismatic authority--power legitimized by extraordinary personal abilities that inspire devotion and obedience [rests on individual personalities rather than claim to authority] (ex. Define alternative policies and programs, build membership, raise funds, organize campaigns: make decisions that reflect the interest of constituencies, parties, and contributors, president not chosen by popular vote, two-party system in the u. s. Incentive to support the other major parties rather than "waste" vote on 3rd party.
