6.4 Power and Authority

• What is power defined as in this study material?

  Ability to influence behavior
• Sociologist Max Weber identified three main types of authority
• Traditional authority is often associated with inherited leadership roles such as monarchs.

  True
• What is the source of legitimacy in charismatic authority?

  Followers' devotion to leader
• Legal-rational authority derives its legitimacy from the belief that the leader's actions align with established laws.


  True
• Charismatic authority is derived from the leader's exceptional personal qualities
• What is the source of legitimacy for legal-rational authority?

  Established laws and norms
• Actions under legal-rational authority are considered legitimate if they comply with established laws and norms.

  True
• Charismatic authority derives its legitimacy from the leader's exceptional personal qualities
• Traditional authority is based on long-established customs and beliefs.


  True
• What belief underlies the legitimacy of traditional authority?

  "This is how things have always been done"
• What is the primary basis for authority in legal-rational systems?

  Impersonal rules and procedures
• What is the source of coercive power?

  Ability to punish or threaten
• Legitimate power is derived from a formal authority or position.


  True
• Legitimate power and expert power are considered forms of authority because they are accepted as rightful.


  True
• What is social stratification based on?

  Wealth, status, and power
• Wealth influences policy and maintains economic dominance
• Match the aspect of social stratification with its impact:

  Wealth ↔️ Maintains economic dominance

  Status ↔️ Social influence

  Authority ↔️ Enforces existing hierarchies
• Authority is the legitimate right to exercise power
• Authority requires legitimacy, whereas power does not.


  True
• What is the primary basis of legitimacy in traditional authority?

  Customs, traditions, beliefs
• Charismatic authority is based on the leader's exceptional personal qualities
• Match the type of authority with its source of legitimacy:

  1️⃣ Traditional Authority

  2️⃣ Customs, traditions, beliefs

  3️⃣ Charismatic Authority

  4️⃣ Leader's exceptional personal qualities

  5️⃣ Legal-Rational Authority

  6️⃣ Formal rules, regulations, procedures
• What are the key features of traditional authority?

  Inherited, ascribed
• Match the type of authority with its example:

  Traditional Authority ↔️ Monarch

  Charismatic Authority ↔️ Civil rights activist

  Legal-Rational Authority ↔️ Government official
• Authority in legal-rational systems is derived from the leader's position within a formal, bureaucratic structure
• What is the source of legitimacy for traditional authority?

  Customs, traditions, beliefs
• What type of authority is associated with a government official?

  Legal-Rational
• Authority in traditional systems is inherited or ascribed
• Charismatic leaders gain legitimacy through their followers' devotion to their persona.


  True
• Match the type of authority with its source of legitimacy:

  Traditional ↔️ Customs, traditions, beliefs

  Charismatic ↔️ Leader's exceptional qualities

  Legal-Rational ↔️ Formal rules and procedures
• Reward power is based on the ability to provide benefits or incentives
• What is the source of referent power?

  Charisma and personal appeal
• Expert power stems from specialized knowledge, skills, or expertise
• Match the type of power with its source:

  Coercive ↔️ Ability to punish or threaten

  Reward ↔️ Ability to provide benefits

  Legitimate ↔️ Formal authority or position

  Referent ↔️ Charisma and personal appeal
• The concentration of power in higher social strata reinforces social stratification.


  True
• How does higher status influence social stratification?

  Greater social influence
• What is the key characteristic of power?

  Ability to influence behavior
• Authority requires legitimacy, whereas power does not.

  True
• Authority in legal-rational systems is derived from the leader's position within a formal, bureaucratic structure