SOCI 1001 Chapter 7.1: 7.1 Sociology
18 Feb 2017
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The three dimensions of power: power: the capacity to bring about some outcome; to affect changes, or to prevent change from occurring, first dimension. Situations where we can see power at work when one party prevails in a conflict. A has superior resources and wins open conflicts, b does not have the resources: second dimension. The ways in which those with power prevent or deflect challenges to their authority from arising in the first place. A constructs of benefits from barriers that prevent b from challenging a"s position or even raising a challenge in the first place: third dimension. Those with power are able to convince those without that their views are correct and should be accepted or assumed to be correct. A influences b to support or think the way a does, even when it is not in b"s interests to do so.
