MODULE 6.2 Flashcards
(42 cards)
Enduring collection of rules and organized practices,
embedded in structures of meaning and resources that
are relatively invariant in the face of turnover of
individuals and relatively resilient to the idiosyncratic
preferences and expectations of individuals and changing
external circumstances.
Institutions
Humanly devised constraints that affect human behavior
Institutions
Organized way in which power is distributed and
decisions are made within a society.
Political institutions
Entity that is participating in a political processes
Political institutions
Created to maintain social order
Political institutions
Likelihood of achieving desired ends in spite of resistance
from others
Power
Power can be _____ and ______
Physical and Psychological
Power to make binding decisions and issue commands
Authority
Necessary for a leader
Authority
Moral an ethical concept that bestows one who
possesses power the right to exercise such since it is
perceived to be justified and proper
Legitimacy
TRUE OR FALSE: Having authority does not mean having legitimacy
TRUE
TYPES OF AUTHORITY
Rational legal or bureaucratic, charismatic, and traditional
Legitimacy is derived from well-
established customs, habits and
social structures
Traditional authority
Legitimacy emanates from the
charisma of an individual
Charismatic authority
Charisma is seen sometimes as “gift
of grace” or possession of “gravitas”
or authority derived from higher
power
Charismatic authority
Charismatic authority enables one to be accorded authority
despite of absence of _______ or ______
justification
cultural or legal
- Draws its legitimacy from formal rules
promulgated by the state through its
fundamental and implementing laws - Most common way of legitimizing
authority in modern states
Rational legal or bureaucratic authority
Types of political institutions
Centralized and uncentralized
Leaders do not have any true power or
authority to impose compliance to social
norms
Uncentralized political system
Equal distribution of power among
members of society
Uncentralized political system
Deviant members are subject to public
scrutiny, scorn, gossip, and even
banishment
Uncentralized political system
Small kin-ordered group, neolithic, equal rights, consensus
Band
Large kin-groups, agriculture, skill-based leaders, titular leadership
Tribe
Neither have the power nor
authority to impose compliance to social
norms or clan decisions
Titular leadership:
