SOCY 230 Lecture Notes - Normative Social Influence, Traditional Authority, Charismatic Authority

• School: University of Maryland
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCY 230
• Professor: Jeffery Lucas

Document Summary

Power (weber): the ability to achieve desired ends despite possible resistance from others. get whatever you want. Authority (weber): power that people view as legitimate rather than coercive. Traditional authority: power legitimized by respect for long-established cultural patterns things are banned for so long that people think they are legitimate when society industrialized ta does not work very well anymore excepts: kennedy family, bush family family background. Charismatic authority: power legitimized through extraordinary personal abilities that inspire devotion and obedience. religious leader, jesus has charismatic authority leading people to a new way of life. Authorization: support of a social order or norms of conduct by a person or persons higher in authority than oneself. support by people higher up. Berger and colleagues: status expectations, or beliefs about the kinds of people who typically hold certain positions in groups, affect legitimacy.