Hhmechanismsn Of Maintaining Order Flashcards
Mention the mechanisms of maintaining order
Ideology
Power
Force
Consensus
Define ideology
Set of beliefs→ that explain meaning of live ⑦ inferiority and superiority of certain groups
How society should be organized + governed
. Ideologies → approve + disapprove cultures und social structures
What aves dominant ideology mean
Most widely accepted set of ideas
Wheat does Adorno and horkhimeier say about ideologies
Ideologies → are powerful structured agencies →as they male sense of various stands of our individual + cultural existence → externalising them on the social word→ to give meaning + stability sit
Define power,
Dogan defined power→ as active agent that has capacity to bring change
What does Weber say about the 2 types of power
Weber distinguishes b/w → coercive power + consensual power
Define coercive power
Where people are forced to obey under threat of punishment
What are the categories of consensual power
Charismatic authoring → religious leaders
Traditional power → historical customs +practices
Legal power → enforcement agencies that demand control
What is consensual power
When pplanemade to believe it is their right to obey
Consensual power is catoganized into
① charismatic authority → religious leaders
② traditional powers → historical customs + practices
③ legal power → enforcement agencies that demand control
Power has many dimensions, mainly ?
Ability to make decisions
Prevent others making decisions
Removing decision making from agenda
What dies foucault say about power in modern societies
Power in modern societies is different from past societies → making it difficult to observe
Ppl are unaware of power that governments + certain nulling groups have over them
Whereas coercive power existed in monarchy + prison cells
Now power based on subtle ways → surveillance + belief systems
Define consensus
Those in authority have the power to punish deviant + ppl who commit crimes → to reinforce boundaries of value system
Consensus → reinforced through collective rituals + ceremonies or use of symbols such as flags or patriarchal ceremonies
Consensus changes overtime → leading to change in laws + policies
