Authority (sociology)
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Authority is the legitimate or socially approved use of power. It is the legitimate power which one person or a group holds over another. The element of legitimacy is vital to the notion of authority and is the main means by which authority is distinguished from the more general concept of power. Power can be exerted by the use of force or violence. Authority, by contrast, depends on the acceptance by subordinates of the right of those above them to give them orders or directives.[1]
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[edit] Types of Authorities
Traditional Authority: Power legitimized by respect for long-established cultural patterns.[2]
Charismatic Authority: Power legitimized by extraordinary personal abilities that inspire devotion and obedience.[3]
Rational-Legal Authority: Also known as bureaucratic authority, is when power is legitimized by legally enacted rules and regulations such as governments.[4]
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[edit] References
- ^ Anthony Giddens, Sociology. London: Polity Press, 1997:581
- ^ Gerber, John J. Macionis, Linda M.. Sociology (7th Canadian ed. ed.). Toronto: Pearson Canada. pp. 404. ISBN 978-0-13-700161-3.
- ^ Gerber, John J. Macionis, Linda M.. Sociology (7th Canadian ed. ed.). Toronto: Pearson Canada. pp. 404. ISBN 978-0-13-700161-3.
- ^ Gerber, John J. Macionis, Linda M.. Sociology (7th Canadian ed. ed.). Toronto: Pearson Canada. pp. 404. ISBN 978-0-13-700161-3.
[edit] External links
- http://www.swarthmore.edu/SocSci/rbannis1/AmCult/H47%236.html
- http://www.soci.canterbury.ac.nz/resources/glossary/authorit.shtml
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