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12 Cards in this Set
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Power |
Coercion - persuasion through threats/manipulation |
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Authority |
Consent - "legitimite" power |
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Power is an ______ concept. |
Empirical |
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What does coercion achieve? At what cost? |
Obedience. High cost: man power + equipment |
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What does authority achieve? At what cost? |
Control: the minds/behavior of individuals. Low cost. |
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What are the alternative options to coercion? Explain. |
1. Ruling through ideological control 2. Convert power to authority |
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What are the 3 types of authority, classified by Max Weber's 3-fold system? |
1. Traditional Authority 2. Charismatic Authority 3. Legal-Rational Authority |
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What is Traditional Authority? |
Based on traditional customs/values i.e. monarchy |
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What is Charismatic Authority? |
Based on personal traits of the individual ruler (authoritarian/dictatorship) i.e. NAZI Germany |
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What is Legal-Rational Authority? |
Based on status. Ruler's office part of constitution, or is a religious text i.e. democracy or Koran |
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LEC: What are the 6 different theories of the modern western state? |
Pluralist Elite Pluralist Corporatist Elistist Marxist New Right |
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LEC: Which theories tend to be critical (normatively) of the Western State? |
Elitist Marxist New Right |
