TY  - JOUR
T1  - Social Organization and Power: A Sociological Perspective
AU - Sijuwade, O. Philip 
JO  - The Social Sciences
VL  - 7
IS  - 5
SP  - 704
EP  - 712
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1818-5800
DO  - sscience.2012.704.712
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2012.704.712
KW  - Power
KW  -social organization
KW  -parsonian theory
KW  -pluralist
KW  -elitist
KW  -control
AB  - Since, power is a pervasive yet contentious feature in social 
  organization and therefore a central concept in sociology, it necessitates an 
  adequate sociological review. As an interactive process with no monolithic character, 
  social power has both intended and unintended effects for either promotive or 
  a preventive purpose. Methods of exerting social power include force, dominance, 
  authority, attraction, ideology and discipline, though any specific situation 
  may include more than one form and sometimes in an overlapping manner. This 
  study discerns four conspicuous perspectives of social power in modern Sociology: 
  Marxist, Elitist, Pluralist and Foucaultian. None of these are formal theories 
  nevertheless these broad perspectives tend to shape the overall manner in which 
  sociologists view the role in social organization.
ER  -