Kazanska I. Formation of the "Power Social" Category in the historical sociologacal context.

The dissertation is devoted to substantiation of theoretic methodological principle of conceptualization of the notion "Power Social". The author has based his conceptualization of the notion on this substantiation. Categorical characteristics of the notion "Social Power" were identified. The dissertation analyses the abilities of the category "Social Power" to provide necessary environment for the study of a wide range of facts. It also examines methodological and heuristic functions of the category "Power Social". In terms of this category it is possible to make a sociological interpretation of the whole system of power-volitional relations and actions in society, to produce more perfect sociological conceptions of power and their comprisal of a wide factual basis.