SOCI 1010 Lecture 2: Power and Government
Document Summary
- power is a social relationship that involves both leaders and followers. - persons in positions of power control valuable resources, comfort and safety. Authority power that ppl accept as legitimate rather than coercive. Legitimation refers to the process by which power is institutionalized and given a moral foundation to justify its existence. Is power legitimized on the basis of a leaders" exceptional personal qualities/accomplishments, which inspire loyalty and obedience from followers. Tends to be temporary and unstable routinization of charisma occurs when charismatic authority is succeeded by a bureaucracy controlled by a rationally established authority or by a combination of traditional and bureaucracies authority. Historical figures: jesus christ, napoleon, adolf hitler, martin luther king, Is power that is legitimized by respect for long-standing custom. Is power legitimate by law/written rules and regulations. Held by elected/appointed government officials and by officers in a formal organization.
