Power and Authority

______ is the ability to exercise ones will over others, even if they resist.

• Authority

• Power

• Force

Which is an example of power?

• Going to war.

• Coordinating a business meeting.

• Cleaning your room.

• Taking an exam.

______ is the actual or threatened use of coercion to impose ones will on others.

• Authority

• Power

• Force

______ is power that is recognized as legitimate by the people over whom it is exercised.

• Authority

• Power

• Force

One sociologist that discussed power and authority was Max Weber.

• True

• False

What are the three major types of authority?

• Traditional, Charismatic, & Rational-Legal

• Traditional, Charismatic, & Abrasive

• Non-Traditional, Traditional, & Charismatic

______ is legitimate power conferred by custom and accepted practice.

• Charismatic Authority

• Rational-Legal Authority

• Traditional Authority

______ is power made legitimate by a leader’s exceptional personal or emotional appeal to his or her followers.

• Charismatic Authority

• Rational-Legal Authority

• Traditional Authority

Which is an example of charismatic authority?

• Jesus

• Gandhi

• Malcom X

• Adolf Hitler

______ is authority that involves formally agreed-on and accepted rules, principles, and procedures of conduct that are established in order to accomplish goals in the most efficient manner possible.

• Charismatic Authority

• Rational-Legal Authority

• Traditional Authority