What types of authority did Weber say there were?
Traditional
Charismatic
Patriarchal
Legal-Rational
Marxists think that only the Elite have power in Capitalist system.
What did Marxist Miliband say?
That the state always works to the advantage and in the interests of the Elite, despite the checks/balances in place.
There will be a 'Withering of the State'.
The Gov. ensures there is no threat to Capitalism - even Labour.
MARXIST Althusser said that the Ideological State Apparatus and Repressive State Apparatus are used for legitimation - maintaining the Elite's dominance.
How did GRAMSCI say that the Elite maintained their dominance?
They gain their HEGEMONY by making sure that their values are widely excepted - through the media e.g. films, newspapers.
They also use the Ideological State Apparatus to do this e.g. church.
Keep us in a state of 'bemused satisfaction' through entertainment - not challenge the inequalities - distracting us from them.
Use the Repressive State Apparatus.