Sociology Test #4 Flashcards
Internal Vlidity
Relates to the soundness of the design of the experiment
–> Robust Controls / Ceteris Paribus
–> Well operationalized dependent variable
External Validity
Relates to the replicability of the expierement and data obtained (reproducible results)
Ecological Validity
Relates to the extent that they results of a “lab” experiment can be replicated in “real world” contexts
Routinization of Charismatic Authority
Weber’s term for the process through which charismatic authority is transformed into one of the other two types of authority following the death of a charismatic leader.
–> MLK
Legal Authority
Bestowed by govt
Jurisdictional
AKA: Rational Authority
Traditional Authority
Bestowed by culture
Maintained by socialization
Charismatic Authority
Stems from a unique constellation of personality traits and attributes
Has played a key role in shaping historical development
The Perils of Obedience
The name given by Milgram to him series of obedience (shock) experiments. Proven to be highly consequential + controversial
The “Banality of Evil”
Term coined by Hannah Arendt to describe the capacity of “boring” ordinary people to perpetrate evil. Influenced by Milgram and Ecological Validity
Gina Perry
Authored “Behind the Stick Machine” (2013), which exposed hidden aspects of the Milgram obedience experiment, including salient ethical scientific lapses
Legitimate Power
results from being elected, selected, or appointed to a position of authority
Reward Power
based on the ability to provide some tangible, social, emotional, or spiritual award
Coercive Power
exists when the threat or use of force is made to extract compliance—may be inappropriate.
Expert Power
based on what one knows, what experience one has, and/or talents
Referent Power
stems from the affiliations we make and/or the groups/organizations we are attached to (agentic)
Authority
The legitimate power which one person or a group holds over another. Authority depends on the acceptance by subordinates of the right of those above them to give them orders or directives.
