1. Power and Domination to Rule Others
... of the order to which they as well as the members are in some sense subject. From this starting point, Weber opens his analysis with the introduction of a classification of three basic types of authority; the 'rational-legal' authority, the 'traditional' authority and the 'charismatic' authority. Authority legitimized on rational grounds rests, "on a belief in a legality of enacted ... is treated as 'private individual', with no more power than anybody else. There is therefore a separation between the sphere of office and that of private affairs. Where the rational-l...
- Word Count: 1511
- Approx Pages: 6
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: Undergraduate