SOC101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Traditional Authority, Totalitarianism
23 Feb 2017
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B: legitimate power: types of authority, types of rationality-reprise. Long established traditions are sacred and cannot be distributed. Relations of domination should not be tampered with. Intergraded with traditional religions: rational- legal authority, charismatic authority. Justified on the basis of formal, legally enacted rules. Those who issue commands have been put in place by rules. Rule of law- principles of justice, policy to govern come from this. Even if person leaves, the office still has power. The person who issues orders is exceptional. Despite crisis, they provide for the needs of followers. Refer as a characteristic but it doesn"t refer to people but to the noble and ingenious response in which the orders have been given (marther luther king. Jr. : four types of rationality, instrumental- we believe what accomplishes our goals. Particular authority figure gets us stuff we need: value- we believe based on our values, principles or philosophy.
