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Legitimation

Legitimation, legitimization (US), or legitimisation (UK) is the act of providing legitimacy. Legitimation in the social sciences refers to the process whereby an act, process, or ideology becomes legitimate by its attachment to norms and values within a given society. It is the process of making something acceptable and normative to a group or audience.

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Power and influence

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Legitimation

Nodes32
Edges31
Triples22
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.0625
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Legitimation

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related to Family law · 7
Legitimation → British, Legitimated, Prior, Some, The, This, While
related to Power and influence · 7
Legitimation → Advocacy, For, In, Invoking, Max Weber's, The, There
related to Audience-based view · 5
Legitimation → An, Candidate, Early, One, Sociologists
see also · 2
Legitimation → DelegitimizationLegitimacy, Structural
related to Canon law · 1
Legitimation → Roman Catholic

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Legitimationrelated to Audience-based viewSociologists0.60section
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Legitimationrelated to Audience-based viewCandidate0.60section
Legitimationrelated to Audience-based viewOne0.60section
Legitimationrelated to Audience-based viewEarly0.60section
Legitimationrelated to Canon lawRoman Catholic0.60section
Legitimationrelated to Family lawPrior0.60section
Legitimationrelated to Family lawLegitimated0.60section
Legitimationrelated to Family lawSome0.60section
Legitimationrelated to Family lawBritish0.60section
Legitimationrelated to Family lawThe0.60section
Legitimationrelated to Family lawWhile0.60section

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