In any society, someone or some group makes important decisions about how to use resources and how to allocate goods.
• It needs the exercise of power and authority.
• It involves politics: who gets what, when, and how?
• Power lies at the heart of a political system.
• According to Max Weber, power is the ability to exercise one’s will over others.
• In the early 1900s, power is on the nation-state.
• Today, in the era of globalization, power is exercised on a global stage as well as a national stage by countries and multinational corporations.
• There are three basic sources of power within any political system.
(1) Force is the actual or threatened use of coercion to impose one’s will on others. (e.g. A leader execute opponents.)
(2) Influence indicates the exercise of power through a process of persuasion.
(3) Authority refers to institutionalized power that is recognized by the people over whom it is exercised.
Authority
• In sociology, “authority” is commonly connected with those who hold legitimate power through elected or publicly acknowledged positions.
• A person’s authority is limited.
(e.g. a referee of a football game)
• Max Weber classified authority into three.
In any society, someone or some group makes important decisions about how to use resources and how to allocate goods. • It needs the exercise of power and authority. • It involves politics: who gets what, when, and how?• Power lies at the heart of a political system. • According to Max Weber, power is the ability to exercise one’s will over others. • In the early 1900s, power is on the nation-state. • Today, in the era of globalization, power is exercised on a global stage as well as a national stage by countries and multinational corporations. • There are three basic sources of power within any political system. (1) Force is the actual or threatened use of coercion to impose one’s will on others. (e.g. A leader execute opponents.)(2) Influence indicates the exercise of power through a process of persuasion. (3) Authority refers to institutionalized power that is recognized by the people over whom it is exercised. Authority• In sociology, “authority” is commonly connected with those who hold legitimate power through elected or publicly acknowledged positions. • A person’s authority is limited. (e.g. a referee of a football game)• Max Weber classified authority into three.
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