SOC101Y1 Chapter Notes -Elite Theory, Charismatic Authority, Traditional Authority
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Power = the ability of an individual or group to impose its will on others (66) Authority = power that is widely viewed as legitimate (66) Social movements = enduring collective attempts to change the social order by means of rioting, petitioning, striking, demonstrating, and establishing unions, pressure groups, and political parties (66) Political parties = organizations that seek to control state power (67) Weber argued that authority can have three bases: traditional authority, legal-rational authority, or charismatic authority (67) Traditional authority = rulers inherit authority through family or clan ties (67) Legal-rational authority = laws specify how people can achieve office and positions of power (67) The state = a set of institutions that formulate and carry out a country"s laws, policies, and binding regulations (67) Pluralist theory = society has many competing interests and centres of power and no single entity can predominate in the long run (68)
