Authority Authority‚ power and legitimacy are perceived as fundamental elements of contemporary society for the sole reason that these are the defining features of a culture with political and social organisations and hierarchies. The term ‘authority’ is commonly misused by academics as a synonym for ‘power’ or ‘legitimacy’ which has led to confusion regarding the entire concept of authority. Authority is generally defined as a person (or group of people) who has the power or right to give orders
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Authority People in charge are flawed human beings as well as the rest‚ so they do not always make the right moral decisions. Authority figures tend to make mistakes when choosing what actions to take when necessary‚ therefore their ideas should always be questioned. Hitler is a great example of someone who should have been questioned. Jack from Lord of the Flies is also another instance in which someone’s decision’s should be investigated. Even though someone is in charge‚ does not mean they always
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AUTHORITY – Authority is that power which is exercised legitimately. All powers cannot be legitimate. Authority and legitimacy both depend on values‚ beliefs and attitude of the masses. Example of Authority: A robber who forces bank manager to handover cash on a gunpoint is not exercising “authority”. But when a police officer is controlling traffic and can use the threat of a fine or jail sentence‚ he is exercising authority. It is an investment in a legitimate form of power‚ it is profitable
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Is it necessary to challenge authority? Without question‚ it is vital to challenge the ideas and decisions of people in positions of authority. If one does not question authority‚ the people of the so called “no in positions of authority” would become mindless slaves to tyrants and despots. World history‚ literature‚ and American History all exemplify the necessity of questioning authority. During ancient Greece in the 200 BCE’s‚ modern logical thinking began to see its birth. The man known for
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that the Gods chose him to bring justice and order to his people. Shortly after Hammurabi’s rise in power he created his code of laws known as “The Code of Hammurabi”‚ which were written to upheld honesty‚ protect property rights‚ maintain social hierarchy and define all relationships and aspects of life. The laws were publicly displayed so that everyone would have the equal opportunity to understand and study them. The laws were expected to be followed by everyone. The punishment for breaking the
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such as techs‚ medical assistants and Para-professionals. At the bottom of the pyramid would be hospital support services including nutrition services‚ maintenance‚ and housekeeping. In my current position we have a shorter but similar line of hierarchy. We are a small clinic owned by a large corporation out of Tennessee that handles almost all of the administration aspects of our operations. More locally there is a regional manager that will have either a Bachelors in business administration or
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Hierarchy and Separation In the Book of Genesis‚ God was the hierarchy and the humans remained sinners or separated from God. He punished his first creations for eating‚ he then flooded the earth to remove all evil and only his true followers survived. He was shown as a "bad" person throughout Genesis. Every one was to fear our great creator. Although‚ in essence‚ he was the superior being and his creations were the lower race. They were not to fear him‚ but to become closer to him and to see him
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Timmy Salgado Hierarchy of Angels A hierarchy of angels is a belief or tradition found in the angelology of different religions‚ which holds that there are different levels or ranks of angels. Higher ranks may be asserted to have greater power or authority over lower ranks‚ and with different ranks having differences in appearance‚ such as varying numbers of wings or faces. There have been many accounts of people actually saying that they have a spiritual being guiding them and helping them
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guideline or strategies of care that performing on patient in written form to know to which patient suppose to give the priority first. There are many theories in Nursing that can apply in their practice of patient care. One of the theories is Maslow Hierarchy of Needs. Maslow’s theory has been used in nursing profession to develop the performance of a nurse so as to increase indulgence‚ efficiency‚ commitment‚ and the value of the professional practice environment which author is going to further explain
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