MODULE 4: SOCIETY AND POWER Flashcards
A form of power that is found in society
and within politics.
SOCIAL POWER
While _______ ________ relies upon strength to force another person to act, social power is found within the _______ of society and the ______ of the land.
PHYSICAL POWER; RULES; LAWS
Social power rarely uses __________ conflicts to force others or act in ways they normally would not.
ONE-ON-ONE
A German Sociologist who claimed that every society is based on power.
MAX WEBER
Give the 2 definition of power stated by Max Weber.
- Power is the ability to achieve desired ends
despite resistance from others. - Power is the ability to carry out one’s will, even
over the resistance of others.
What is relationship is this under in?
- Power is the capacity of an individual to
influence the actions, beliefs, or conduct
(behavior) of others
SOCIAL SCIENCE AND POLITICS
What are the 2 elements of POWER according to SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONIST?
MICROPOLITICS AND MACROPOLITICS
Refers to the exercise of power in everyday life.
MICROPOLITICS
Refers to the exercise of power over a larger group.
MACROPOLITICS
The _________; whether dictatorship or democracies, they are the examples of macropolitics.
GOVERNMENTS
Among the Three (3) Types of Authority of the Family, what is the one where the men has all or most of the power and importance?
PATRIARCHAL
Among the Three (3) Types of Authority of the Family, what is the one where the rulers are female and power and property is passed from mother to daughter?
MATRIARCHAL
Among the Three (3) Types of Authority of the Family, what is the one where the adults (mainly husband and wife) decide for the family as a team?
EQUALITARIAN
In what relationship is this under in?
- For every society development, it is inevitably for a
society to encompassed a system of leadership. - Some people must have power over others
- Weber perceive power into two types that is
legitimate power and illegitimate power.
POWER AND AUTHORITY
Is called as authority i.e. power that people accept as right.
LEGITIMATE POWER
Known as coercion i.e. power that people do not accept as just.
ILLEGITIMATE POWER
Power that people perceive as legitimate
rather than coercive. This relations of
power authority is legitimate.
AUTHORITY
Society is the source of _________ _________. Today, humanity possesses the power and capabilities to meet the multi-dimensional challenges confronting global society.
The source of this energy is __________. _________ _________ is transformed into __________ ___________ by the increasing reach, frequency and complexity of human relationships.
IMMENSE POWER; PEOPLE; HUMAN ENERGY
Society is not adequately defined by _________ __________ alone. It has ___________ ___________ as well.
PHYSICAL GROUPINGS; PSYCHOLOGICAL BASIS
Examples of classifications that distinguish and group people:
ETHNICITY; EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND; PROFESSION; ECONOMIC STRATUM; CLASS; CASTE AND; INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP
The capacity of an individual to
influence the actions, beliefs, or conduct
(behavior) of others.
POWER
ADDITIONAL:
This kind of power involves the usage of threat to make people do what one desires. In the organizational set up, it translates into threatening someone with transfer, firing, demotions etc. it basically forces people to submit to one’s demand for the fear of losing something.
COERCIVE POWER
This type of power uses rewards, perks, new projects or training opportunities, better roles and monetary benefits to influence people. However an interesting aspect of this type of power is that, it is not powerful enough in itself, as decisions related to rewards do not rest solely with the person promising them, because in organizations, a lot of other people come into play like senior managers and board.
REWARD POWER
This power emanates from an official position held by someone, be it in an organization, beurocracy or government etc. The duration of this power is short lived as a person can use it only till the time he/she holds that position, as well as, the scope of the power is small as it is strictly defined by the position held.
LEGITIMATE POWER
This is a personal kind of power which owes its genesis to the skills and expertise possessed by an individual, which is of higher quality and not easily available. In such a situation, the person can exercise the power of knowledge to influence people. Since, it is very person specific and skills can be enhanced with time; it has more credibility and respect.
EXPERT POWER
This is a power wielded by celebrities and film stars as they have huge following amongst masses who like them, identify with them and follow them. Hence, they exert lasting influence on a large number of people for a large number of decisions; like from what car to buy to which candidate to choose for a higher office in the country.
REFERENT POWER
