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Zorluk: OrtaAuthority: Definition, Scope, and Weberian Typology

When citizens voluntarily obey a political leader's commands primarily out of respect for long-established customs, hereditary succession, and sacred historical conventions, which type of political authority is being exercised according to Max Weber?

  1. Traditional authorityCevap
  2. B
    Coercive power
  3. C
    Charismatic authority
  4. D
    Legal-rational authority

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Traditional authority
Traditional authority, as formulated by Max Weber, rests on an established belief in the sanctity of immemorial traditions and the legitimacy of traditional leaders exercising authority under those customs.

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1
Identify the source of political legitimacy given in the scenario.
Obedience is motivated by respect for immemorial customs, sacred conventions, and hereditary succession.
Max Weber classified political authority into three distinct ideal types based on why subjects accept ruler directives as legitimate: traditional, charismatic, and legal-rational.
2
Map the identified source of legitimacy to Weber's typology.
Legitimacy grounded in custom and lineage defines traditional authority.
Under traditional authority, political power is validated by long-standing habits and historic rights of rulers, such as paramount chiefs or traditional monarchs.

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Max Weber's Typology of Authority (Traditional Authority)
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