legitimacy of authority

• Legitimate authority is someone is the position of social control within a situation. More likely to obey the order of these people
• It involves the social hierarchy in that anyone who has greater authority over than you you will be more likely to obey them.
• The legitimate authority requires an institution in that the institution much like Milgram’s location situational variable increases legitimacy.
• The authority defines the situation by the reactions of the authority will influence the acts and behaviours of the people who obey