SOCL 4471 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Rationality, Terrain Awareness And Warning System, Convict Lease

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Prolific writer, wrote about law a lot. This implies: if you don"t obey we can make you obey (coercion) When talking about domination we are talking either about power or authority (they are not the same). Power- the probability that one actor within a social relationship will be in a position to carry out his own will despite resistance, regardless of the basis on which this probability rests - Control over people and the ability to get people to do what you want using force and coercion. Authority- a kind of power, leaders command is taken by followers and acted on as if follower as if the follower valued the action- make people want to obey. Weber sees law as political domination, an expression of political authority. Legitamation claims- top down- from on high (from the super ordinates), obey me because . - given by authority, rationalize why they are able to rule.