“Disobedience as a Psychological and Moral Problem‚” by Erich Fromm Summary Disobedience in the human history began with an act of disobedience‚ Failure or refusal to obey rules or in authorities and religious faiths. Is this‚ however‚ a bad thing? Erich Fromm would argue the capacity for disobedience the condition for freedom. In Erich Fromm’s “Disobedience as a Psychological and Moral Problem‚” Mr. Fromm described‚ People must want obey‚ instead fearing to disobey. Erich Fromm
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it upon ourselves to regulate our own conduct‚ even though we are free to do and say as we please we choose to constrain our behaviour and the reason for us doing so it that we know what is expected of us‚ we do not need someone in a position of "authority" to do this for us‚ we all take responsibility for our own lives. It is in this sense that power works as an anonymous force‚ provoking free agents to act in ways that make it difficult for them to do otherwise. Foucault’s theory of power "revolves
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Stanley Milgram ’s Experiment In Stanley Milgram ’s essay Some Conditions of Obedience and Disobedience to Authority‚ the self-proclaimed "social psychologist" conducted a study while working as a psychologist at Yale University. The primary goal of Milgram ’s experiment was to measure the desire of the participants to shock a learner in a controlled situation. The experiment was based on three primary roles: the authoritative figure‚ the learner‚ and the teachers. The authoritative figure instructed
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subdivided into five specific categories under each group. Categories of formal power are coercive power‚ reward power‚ and legitimate power‚ and they come from the authority of one person over another. Categories of personal power are expert power and referent power‚ and they come from one’s characteristics rather than one’s authority. “Coercive power base depends on fear of the negative results from failing to comply.” (Judge and Robbins‚ 2012) It is the most conspicuous form of power from the people’s
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Throughout the text‚ Monk uses the theme of power‚ and its abuse‚ through his various characters. Power plays an important aspect for individuals in an institution. For those that have power‚ it gives them a sense of security‚ confidence‚ respect and authority. Tyson represents the issue of power at The Farm‚ along with his "lackeys". They offer another source of power‚ albeit an illegitimate source of power‚ in that they are powerful through sheer force and aggression. The presence of such thugs seems
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Interactions. Personality and Social Psychology‚ 60 (3)‚ p.398 - 413. Buchanan‚ D. and Huczynski‚ A. (2010) Organizational Behaviour. 7th ed. England: Pearson. Cangemi‚ J. (1992) Some Observations of Successful Leaders and Their Use of Power and Authority. Education‚ 112 (4)‚ p.499 - 505. Cho‚ F. (2001) The 14 Principles of the Toyota Way: An Executive Summary of the Culture Behind TPS. Toyota Way document‚ p.35 - 41. Clegg‚ S.‚ Kornberger‚ M.‚ and Pitsis‚ T.‚ 2011‚ Managing Power‚ Politics‚ and Decision-Making
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are a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) exercising power over his or her subordinates within an organization. Another example is a manager exercising power over those under his or her leadership. How much power one has is determined by the level of authority he or she
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Authority and Leadership Paper Student’s Name Affiliation Authority and Leadership Introduction Leader is responsibility that comes with a set of advantages and disadvantages (Frenz‚ 2013). In some careers the advantages of leadership override the disadvantage however in others the disadvantages outweigh the advantages. The office of leadership is normally charged will a given level of responsibility. As a result it is common practice for a leader to influence the productivity of
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allocation wealth status values (resources) power Politics is a process of allocating scarce values. Defining Politics "A political system is any persistent pattern of human relationships that involves ... power‚ rule‚ or authority." (Robert Dahl) Defining Politics • Politics is linked to the phenomena of conflict and cooperation. • Conflict: Competition between opposing forces‚ refelecting a diversity of opinions‚ preferences‚ needs or interest. • Cooperation: Working
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What is power? -Having control over others -Ability to make decisions - “Top of the food chain” -Ability to take charge -Affecting other people Definition: Ability to act or produce an effect Legal or official authority‚ capacity‚ or right Possession of control‚ authority‚ or influence over others Physical might Mental or moral efficacy Political control or influence Think of someone you believe is powerful. What makes him/her powerful? My mom is powerful because she has the ability
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