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Social Authority

Social Authority is a theoretical construct within the sociology of social order that denotes the legitimate power vested in institutions, roles, or individuals to regulate behavior, enforce norms, and allocate resources within a society, distinguished from mere coercion by its foundation in accepted social norms, legal-rational procedures, or cultural legitimacy.

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330

Authors

181

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2017–2026

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Parents

Publications

215

The Theory of Social and Economic Organization.

Gottfried Salomon Delatour, Max Weber, A. M. Henderson et al. · American Sociological Review · 1948 · 11.5K citations

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Weber on Legitimate Norms and Authority

Martin E. Spencer · British Journal of Sociology · 1970 · 402 citations

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Leadership: An Alienating Social Myth?

Gary Gemmill, Judith Oakley · Human Relations · 1992 · 345 citations

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After the revolution?: authority in a good society

Choice Reviews Online · 1991 · 332 citations

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How Maps Work

Denis Wood · Cartographica The International Journal for Geographic Information and Geovisualization · 1992 · 329 citations

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Authors

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  1. ML
    Marta Laupa

    University of Nevada, Las Vegas, United States

    4 publications · 332 citations

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  2. TL
    Thomas L. Haskell

    Rice University, United States

    4 publications · 428 citations

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  3. JF
    Jonathan F. Dickens

    Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, United States

    4 publications · 108 citations

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  4. JS
    James S. Coleman

    Desert Research Institute, United States

    2 publications · 46 citations

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  5. JG
    Judith G. Smetana

    University of Rochester, United States

    2 publications · 147 citations

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Institutions

181

  1. University of East Anglia

    Norwich, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    190 citations

  2. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    116 citations

  3. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    110 citations

  4. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    412 citations

  5. University of Manchester

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    139 citations

  6. University of Kent

    Canterbury, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    99 citations

  7. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    201 citations

  8. University of Edinburgh

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    71 citations

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Venues

  1. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews

    10 publications · 797 citations

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  2. The British Journal of Social Work

    BJSW · 7 publications · 755 citations

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  3. Child Development

    5 publications · 384 citations

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  4. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 4 publications · 392 citations

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  5. Child & Family Social Work

    4 publications · 226 citations

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