Authority as an axiological basis for the continuity and development of society and shaping the structural order

Abstract

The paper shows authority as an axionormative foundation of the continuity and development of society. In the first part of the characterization and analysis of the subject matter, the complexity and multifaceted nature of the concept and phenomenon of authority are presented. Attention is focused in particular on the understanding and definition of authority on the basis of sociology, and on the dimensions and levels of its functioning and creation in the course of a dynamic social process. The second part of the study presents a model of forming, integrating and stabilizing the influence of authority and its inspirational, motivational and pro-development functions. The analyses lead to the conclusion that authority is the essential functional and axiological requirement of the existence and harmonious development of modern society.