"Social order may be maintained because all value group membership and fear the effects of its withdrawal if they do not conform"(Laver, 1984). Fear exists as a result of dominant groups maintaining a high level of power. If the power was decentralised from highly major powerful groups such as the government, social order may be maintained. However if this power was further divided and dominant groups no longer existed in society, would social order still be maintained without fear and consequences ? Is a small degree of power within dominant groups essential for the efficient running of society ? Would society simply collapse if no one person dominated a level of power over the next person
"Social order may be maintained because all value group membership and fear the effects of its withdrawal if they do not conform"(Laver, 1984). Fear exists as a result of dominant groups maintaining a high level of power. If the power was decentralised from highly major powerful groups such as the government, social order may be maintained. However if this power was further divided and dominant groups no longer existed in society, would social order still be maintained without fear and consequences ? Is a small degree of power within dominant groups essential for the efficient running of society ? Would society simply collapse if no one person dominated a level of power over the next person