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Which type of power is characterized by the use of coercion or force to exert control rooted from customs and traditions?
Which type of power is characterized by the use of coercion or force to exert control rooted from customs and traditions?
- Illegitimate power (correct)
- Influence power
- Charismatic power
- Legal-Rational power
What are the symbols of social stratification?
What are the symbols of social stratification?
- Influence, coercion, authority
- Inequality, beliefs, customs
- Legitimate, illegitimate, rational
- Wealth, power, prestige (correct)
Which type of power arises from a leader's personal characteristics?
Which type of power arises from a leader's personal characteristics?
- Authority power
- Charismatic power (correct)
- Legal-Rational power
- Influence power
What type of power is granted by the people?
What type of power is granted by the people?
What does social stratification refer to?
What does social stratification refer to?
Which type of power involves the enactment of rules and regulations?
Which type of power involves the enactment of rules and regulations?
What type of power arises from customs and traditions and involves the use of coercion or force to exert control?
What type of power arises from customs and traditions and involves the use of coercion or force to exert control?
What is a key characteristic of social stratification?
What is a key characteristic of social stratification?
Which of the following is an example of legitimate power?
Which of the following is an example of legitimate power?
What are the symbols of social stratification?
What are the symbols of social stratification?
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Types of Power
- Traditional Power: characterized by the use of coercion or force to exert control, rooted in customs and traditions
- Charismatic Power: arises from a leader's personal characteristics
- Legitimate Power: granted by the people, an example is a democratically elected president
- Rational-Legal Power: involves the enactment of rules and regulations, such as the power of a government based on laws and procedures
Social Stratification
- refers to a system in which groups of people are ranked in a hierarchy based on their access to resources, power, and status
- key characteristic: unequal distribution of rewards and privileges among different groups
- symbols of social stratification include education, occupation, income, and wealth
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