(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.
Weber’s Classification of Authority
(1) Traditional authority: Legitimate power is conferred by custom and accepted practice.
(e.g. An inherited _________ or _________).
(2) Rational-legal Authority: Power legitimated by law such as constitution.
(____________________, government)
(3) Charismatic Authority: Power legitimized by Charisma of an individual without relying
on rules or traditions. (e.g. ______________)
In reality, most leaders combine some of these.
Types of Government
Types of Government
• Each society establishes a political system through which it is governed.
• Five basic types of government are raised: (1) monarchy, (2) oligarchy, (3) dictatorship,
(4) totalitarianism, and (5) democracy