In [[sociology]], the state is normally identified with these institutions: in [[Max Weber]]'s influential definition, it is that organization that "(successfully) claims a monopoly on the legitimate use of physical [[force]] within a given territory," which may include the armed forces, civil service or state bureaucracy, courts, and police. | In [[sociology]], the state is normally identified with these institutions: in [[Max Weber]]'s influential definition, it is that organization that "(successfully) claims a monopoly on the legitimate use of physical [[force]] within a given territory," which may include the armed forces, civil service or state bureaucracy, courts, and police. |