TY - JOUR AU1 - Raven, Bertram H. AU2 - French, John R. P. AB - Umvernty of Caltfomta at Los Angeles P. FRENCH, JR., Research Center for Group Dynamics, University of Michigan There has been considerable investigation and speculation about social prescription of behavior, particularly behavior which is specific to a given role or position (5, 7,1) With varying terminology, it IS pointed out that there are some behaviors in which the individual must engage by virtue of his position, others m which he must not engage, and still others wherein he may exercise his own discretion without fear of punishment from the group or organization of which he is a member We have referred to this as the "legitimacy" dimension for evaluation of behaviors (3) The individual applies this evaluation to his own behavior and to that of others, including the legitimate nght of some other person or group to prescribe his behavior or beliefs In an earlier discussion (3), we defined power as potential influence of some individual or group O over an individual P, and legitimate power as that power which stems from internalized values m P which dictate that O has a legitimate right to infiuence P and that P has an obligation to accept this infiuence * This TI - Group support, legitimate power, and social influence1 JF - Journal of Personality DO - 10.1111/j.1467-6494.1958.tb01595.x DA - 1958-01-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/group-support-legitimate-power-and-social-influence1-M2CrSKbMaF SP - 400 EP - 409 VL - 26 IS - 3 DP - DeepDyve ER -