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Outline and assess the view that the exercise of power inevitably involves negative consequences for some individuals.
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Outline and assess the view that the exercise of power inevitably involves negative consequences for some individuals. Many sociologists have different views of power and Marxists have a negative view of power and believe that power has consequences for some individuals. However, functionalists believe that power has positive consequences for some individuals. Also other sociologists see it both ways and believe that power has positive and negative consequences for individuals. Weber is a sociologist who sees it both ways. Weber believes in the Zero-sum view of power which implies that the exercise of power has negative consequences for some individuals and groups as it involves repression, coercion and constraint. An example of this would be when a police officer arrests a criminal. He also believed that power can be split into three type of authority which are: Charisma, Tradition and Rational-legal. Weber's types of authority are 'ideal types.' it means that...
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