Tripartite classification of authority, the Glossary
Max Weber distinguished three ideal types of legitimate political leadership, domination and authority.[1]
Table of Contents
28 relations: Authority, Authority (sociology), Bureaucracy, Catholic Church, Charisma, Charismatic authority, Constitution, Democracy, Economy and Society, Feudalism, Government, Ideal type, Jesus, Law, Liberal democracy, Max Weber, Monarchy, Patrimonialism, Politics as a Vocation, Priest, Rational-legal authority, Rationalization (sociology), Social class, Sociocultural evolution, Sovereign state, Tradition, Traditional authority, Vassal.
- Authority
- Max Weber
Authority is commonly understood as the legitimate power of a person or group over other people.
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Authority (sociology)
In sociology, authority is the legitimate or socially approved power which one person or a group possesses and practices over another. Tripartite classification of authority and authority (sociology) are authority and Sociological terminology.
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Bureaucracy
Bureaucracy is a system of organization where decisions are made by a body of non-elected officials. Tripartite classification of authority and Bureaucracy are max Weber.
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Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.
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Charisma
Charisma is a personal quality of presence or charm that other people find psychologically compelling. Tripartite classification of authority and Charisma are max Weber.
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Charismatic authority
In the field of sociology, charismatic authority is a concept of organizational leadership wherein the authority of the leader derives from the personal charisma of the leader. Tripartite classification of authority and charismatic authority are authority and max Weber.
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Constitution
A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organization or other type of entity, and commonly determines how that entity is to be governed.
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Democracy
Democracy (from dēmokratía, dēmos 'people' and kratos 'rule') is a system of government in which state power is vested in the people or the general population of a state.
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Economy and Society
Economy and Society: An Outline of Interpretive Sociology (1921;; or simply Economy and Society) is a book by political economist and sociologist Max Weber, published posthumously in Germany by his wife Marianne.
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Feudalism
Feudalism, also known as the feudal system, was a combination of legal, economic, military, cultural, and political customs that flourished in medieval Europe from the 9th to 15th centuries.
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Government
A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state.
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Ideal type
Ideal type (Idealtypus), also known as pure type, is a typological term most closely associated with the sociologist Max Weber (1864–1920). Tripartite classification of authority and Ideal type are max Weber and Sociological terminology.
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Jesus
Jesus (AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many other names and titles, was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious leader.
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Law
Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior, with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate.
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Liberal democracy
Liberal democracy, western-style democracy, or substantive democracy is a form of government that combines the organization of a representative democracy with ideas of liberal political philosophy.
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Max Weber
Maximilian Karl Emil Weber (21 April 186414 June 1920) was a German sociologist, historian, jurist, and political economist who was one of the central figures in the development of sociology and the social sciences more generally.
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Monarchy
A monarchy is a form of government in which a person, the monarch, is head of state for life or until abdication.
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Patrimonialism
Patrimonialism is a form of governance in which all power flows directly from the ruler. Tripartite classification of authority and Patrimonialism are political science terminology.
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Politics as a Vocation
"Politics as a Vocation" (Politik als Beruf) is an essay by German economist and sociologist Max Weber (1864–1920).
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Priest
A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities.
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Rational-legal authority
Rational-legal authority (also known as rational authority, legal authority, rational domination, legal domination, or bureaucratic authority) is a form of leadership in which the authority of an organization or a ruling regime is largely tied to legal rationality, legal legitimacy and bureaucracy. Tripartite classification of authority and rational-legal authority are authority, max Weber and Sociological terminology.
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Rationalization (sociology)
In sociology, the term rationalization was coined by Max Weber, a German sociologist, jurist, and economist. Tripartite classification of authority and rationalization (sociology) are max Weber and Sociological terminology.
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A social class or social stratum is a grouping of people into a set of hierarchical social categories, the most common being the working class, middle class, and upper class. Tripartite classification of authority and social class are Sociological terminology.
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Sociocultural evolution
Sociocultural evolution, sociocultural evolutionism or social evolution are theories of sociobiology and cultural evolution that describe how societies and culture change over time.
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Sovereign state
A sovereign state is a state that has the highest authority over a territory.
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Tradition
A tradition is a system of beliefs or behaviors (folk custom) passed down within a group of people or society with symbolic meaning or special significance with origins in the past. Tripartite classification of authority and tradition are Sociological terminology.
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Traditional authority
Traditional authority is a form of leadership in which the authority of an organization or a regime is largely tied to tradition or custom. Tripartite classification of authority and Traditional authority are authority, max Weber and Sociological terminology.
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Vassal
A vassal or liege subject is a person regarded as having a mutual obligation to a lord or monarch, in the context of the feudal system in medieval Europe.
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See also
Authority
- Anti-authoritarianism
- Argument from authority
- Authoritarianism
- Authority
- Authority (sociology)
- Authority bias
- Authorization
- Autocracy
- Canonical
- Charismatic authority
- Coercion
- Complete works
- Intelligent disobedience
- Ipse dixit
- Legitimacy (political)
- Legitimation crisis
- Licenses
- Micha Popper
- Moral authority
- Name-dropping
- National Association of Testing Authorities
- Non serviam
- Obedience (human behavior)
- Parliamentary authority
- Question authority
- Rational-legal authority
- Sovereignty
- Traditional authority
- Tripartite classification of authority
Max Weber
- Alfred Weber
- Axiological neutrality
- Bureaucracy
- Charisma
- Charismatic authority
- Disenchantment
- Guenther Roth
- Ideal type
- Inner-worldly asceticism
- Interpretations of Max Weber's liberalism
- Iron cage
- Life chances
- Marianne Weber
- Max Weber
- Max Weber Sr.
- Max Weber and German politics
- Monopoly on violence
- Protestant work ethic
- Rational-legal authority
- Rationalization (sociology)
- Richard Münch (sociologist)
- Social action
- The Myth of Disenchantment
- Three-component theory of stratification
- Traditional authority
- Tripartite classification of authority
- Verstehen
- Werturteilsstreit
- Wolfgang Schluchter
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripartite_classification_of_authority
Also known as Die drei reinen Typen der legitimen Herrschaft, The Three Types of Legitimate Rule, The Three Types of Legitimate Rule (book).