SOAN 2112 Lecture : SOAN*2112 Classical Theory Lecture Note
11 Mar 2012
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Papers originally due march 19th now due march 23rd. Power dominance and authority: after wwi very interested in helping power in germany needed leaders of quality, legitiamtcy is the characteristic that amde the authority such an important social function. As sociologists we understand the leadership role: authority vs. leadership, authority a socially constructed position a person enters into when they assume power over a population. When rules attempt to exert control beyond the realm of their authority they are met with disapproval: leadership a personal quality as opposed to an inherited quality. Something you earn rather than something you are given: leadership doesn"t go hand in hand with authority, 3 forms: Traditional authority pure form, domination of the father over the household, women dependent, children helpless. The rulers domination of a large area enables him to carry out his own trade and control and profit from that of others.
