social functionality in depth. There are two basic principles. Depending on which is recognized by a society, different concepts of legitimation can be described. On an individual level, the individual's recognition of established norms and its silent confirmation to act accordingly within a society can be understood as legitimation. On a societal level, the power that a society has over its members when imprinting core values and norms on them. Thus, two basic concepts of legitimation can be identified: The first one is based on facts to generate legitimation (descriptive approach). The second one is based on hypotheses (prescriptive approach). Only after the recognition of the theoretical background, reasons for the crises can be found, its scope can be measured and a realistic outlook on the necessary measures which need to be taken accordingly can be formulated.
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