SOCI 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Frederick Winslow Taylor, Charismatic Authority, Milgram Experiment
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Types of legitimate authority: politics power relations among people or other social actors; it can be at a governmental level, interpersonal level, or any level in between. Authority the justifiable right, not just the ability, to exercise power: rulers have authority if they can persuade their subordinates that their claim to power is valid, three types of authority > claims to legitimacy . Charismatic authority: charismatic authority authority that rests in the personal appeal of an individual leader. Superhuman aura and affective appeal is what weber called charisma, specific qualities that inspire loyalty and obedience in others. Traditional authority: traditional authority authority that is based on appeals to the past or traditions. Rule based on traditional authority dominates by virtue of age-old rules and power and leaders are. Designated according to traditional rules and are obeyed because of their traditional status . We consent to this type of authority because it is the way things have always been.
