Page 145 - DSOC401_SOCIOLOGICAL_THOUGHT_ENGLISH

Unit-23: Authority and Types of Authority

types of authority notes

In the field of being institutional to authority the analysis of Weber is in very much in this side.
However, max Weber has been distinct authority in three basic formats. These three types of authority
is following-
1. Legal authority: Many post are generating according to some ordinary rules predicated by state are
such type a on which a specific type of authority is joined. So the people who are sedentary on those
post, the authority goes in their hand associated with those post. Example, Mr. Tiwari is authorized
to use his power while he is positioned as a judge. It is clear that the source of this type authority
has not contained in self-reputation of people, rather he is sedentary on a specific post with in those
rules, contained in authority of these rules. So their field is limited to that limit where legal authority
is providing specific authority to a person. A person got as authority with in legal rules, that person
can not use more authority than that. So there are basic distinction in the field of legal authority and
their external field (the field where he live with personal or self status). Example, Mr. Tiwari is officer
of offices as the status of judge. These rights are totally different from the authority and rights of Mr.
Tiwari as a person (like, as a member of their family). Mr. Tiwari is not a judge, rather a son, father or
husband in home. The authority of father and husband is different from the authority of judge.

Notes In a complex society every person have not same authority, rather bedding of
high and low of these; so on the basis of legality there are different high and low
authority in society.

2. traditional authority: A person gets that authority because of sedentary on approved post by
tradition and not because of any scientific rules. Sine this post is defined according to traditional
system, so because being sedentary on such post person has to get some authority. These type of
authority is called traditional authority being pinned on believes. For example, in agricultural era
take the authority of ‘jurors’ of Panchayat at found in Indian villages- the authority of these jurors
was not come within legal authority; rather they have to get authority in traditional form. Even the
comparison of the authority jury from the authority of God, as express in the perception of ‘member
of panchayat’. Like that in joint family father got those authorities and rights in all subject related with
family, his base is also tradition, not legal rights. We are following the all orders of father not because
he has any legal right; rather it is because traditionally it is continuing. Legal authority is limited and
certain according to legal rules because legal rules are defined clearly and certainly. But in traditional
and sociological rules have not certainty. In the status of judge like the authority of Mr. Tiwari there
is not any certain limit. In the status of judge where are started the authority of Mr. Tiwari and where
are end, it can be says certainly much, but as a father decide the certain limit of Mr. Tiwari is tough.

self assessment
Fill in the blank:-
1. Many post are generating according to some ordinary rules………………… by state are such
type on which a specific type of authority is joined.
2. So the people who are ……………… on those post, the authority goes in their hand associated
with those post.
3. Clearly that the ……………. of this type authority has not contained in self reputation of
people.

LoVeLY professionaL uniVersitY 139