Fig. 5.1. Power structure

However social function of the power on maintenance of integrity and streamlining of various interests and relations between

By people it can be reached in the various ways that defines the social maintenance of the power. The imperious beginning can be constructive, creating, and can have destructive consequences: So, imperious management can be carried out contrary to interests operated by a manipulation by mass consciousness. We will tell, long brain washing of the population, creation of atmosphere of a mass psychosis and suspicion by means of propaganda myths about «military threat» or presence of "the internal enemy» considerably reduce rationality level in behaviour of people, conduct to their social and cultural degradation. Function of streamlining of social interrelations can be realised and by harmonisation of human interests and requirements, realisation of interests of the majority of the population. But quite often integrity of a society is reached by direct suppression of interests of one group (managing directors) (operated) another group. Hence, the social maintenance of the power is ambiguous.

Thus, the political power is internally inherent in any society as forces to respect an existing political order and rules basing him; protects a society from its own imperfections and weaknesses; limits in it results of rivalry between groups and individuals, protecting a society from entropy and chaos and providing internal cooperation and balance.

The political power is a special public relation which is shown in ability effectively to influence people and things, resorting to various means - from belief before compulsion. On the essence the power is compulsion. However possibility to force others does not exclude presence of the consent, joining, participation of persons in the certain social relation. Depending on means against which ability effectively leans to influence people and things, the power appears in various forms.

The form of realisation of the power is the authority - ability of the subject of the power to influence object, other people in the necessary direction without compulsion, threat of sanctions. The authority assumes informality of influence and voluntariness of submission. It is based on respect for the authority carrier, the consent to follow its instructions, a recognition руководимыми the rights of the subject of authority to management owing to possession by it any outstanding qualities: mind, knowledge, experience, sanctity, moral virtues etc.

Contrary to authority domination is possibility to achieve obedience from a certain group of persons, opi -