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‘Power and authority go together.’ Examine. Explain the various types of authority also.

  • UPSC 2012
  • Sociological Thinkers

For Max Weber (Economy and Society, 1922), power (Macht) is the probability that an actor can carry out his will in a social relationship even against resistance. Authority (Herrschaft, legitimate domination) is the probability that a command will be obeyed because the ruled accept it as rightful. All authority is a form of power, but…

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  • Where they go together
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