Power And Domination Analysis

The concept of Power and Domination is often interrelated with each other; embedded into the social structures of a society, either in a visible or in an invisible way. While discussing this theme, tension between the dominant and the subordinate associated with, is often felt. The theme of power and domination is often depicted in one of the social current events, for example, the one that took place in Hong Kong, the “Umbrella Revolution” (CBC News, 2014). It was a movement that was led by Hong Kong federation of students who, at the time, were fighting against oppression from the Chinese. The nature and distribution of power and domination, is shown through the social stratification of different social status, and positions of the members

China stated that those elections would only take place if the Chinese Government would select all the candidates for election. To the people of Hong Kong, it meant that they would not have, after all, the control over the government of their own. As a result, it led to students hitting the streets, and thousands of other regular people joined them, in the days that followed. The theme of power and domination have since been coined by some of the prominent thinkers of the past, including Karl Marx and Max Weber. The two concepts are very much related to a point where one cannot be analyzed without referring to the other. These concepts have since been questioned, not only in the modern forms of the societies, but also in the past systems. Individuals and authorities also have their own views in relation to the concepts; however, the theories and definitions are viewed from different

325). He says that through coercion, communication, aspiration and leadership, one may be successful in occupying a central role in planning of a social action. For example, Joshua Wong, the leader of the Scholars Group is known to have charismatic domination. This is evident by how he mobilized the Umbrella Revolution students’ protests. Weber cautioned when he said that “Charisma emerges at the time of crisis, whereby the people may lose confidence in the current form of authority, and thus a random charismatic leader takes full advantage of the situation, and therefore, executes action” (Calhoun., 2002, p. 326). In the case of Umbrella Revolution, Joshua Wong took advantage of the upheaval and mobilized the students to go on a rampage to protest against oppression. Rational-legal Authority: This kind of authority indicates that it is invested in well set of rules and the rule-bound institutions. In addition, changing the rules is outside control of the ones who administers them. For instance, even though the police consider their actions as a heinous act to disperse the crowds with teargas, they do not have control over the rules. This kind of authority was used during the