PO102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Heredity
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How to influence others without using harder power. 2 positions/views: highly concentrated, widely dispersed. Two concepts stand out: those with authority, those with. Those with authority have the right to exercise power: the parents have authority over the children. Authority (definition in the course kit): involves granting of rights and responsibilities to particular individuals and groups so they can make the community function. A person receives power and legitimacy because of the institution he/she represents. It confirms and displays authority: ex: the police, judges, members of parliament, but it is granted by society. Legitimacy that police and other with authority have, is often backed by the threat of sanction or punishment. Grounded in the sanctity of custom and tradition. Power was vested in a particular person due to heredity or custom: ex: queen elizabeth, (cid:862)the mo(cid:374)ar(cid:272)h reig(cid:374)s (cid:271)ut does (cid:374)ot rule(cid:863)
