SOC 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Occupy Wall Street, Totalitarianism, Constitutionalism

• School: St. John's University
• Department: SOC - SOCIOLOGY
• Course: SOC 1001
• Professor: Robert Mangione

Document Summary

Politics: the process by which power is distributed and decision are made, the authoritative allocation of values. Max weber power: the ability to carry out one person"s or groups" will in presence of resistance, opposition. Coercion: forcing of the hand, convincing someone to do something (with the power you have) that they otherwise wouldn"t do, power that is regarded as illegitimate by those over whom it is exerted. Three kinds of authority identified by weber (1957) Legal rational authority: is derived from the understanding that specific individuals have clearly defined rights and duties to uphold and implement rules and procedures impersonally. Traditional authority: is rooted in the assumption that the customs of the past legitimate the present- that things are as they always have been and basically should remain that way. Charismatic leader: is derived from a ruler"s ability to inspire passion and devotion among followers, weber: perceive a leader as somehow supernatural.