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18 Cards in this Set
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Two Laws of Power
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LAW OF PERSONAL EXPLOITATION: the person who cares less int he relationship has the power to exploit the person who cares more
PRICIPLE OF LEAST INTEREST:person who has less interest in continuing and maintaining the relationship has more power |
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What is power?
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A has soemthing B wants, in order to get it, B will do what A wishes. A has the power.
You only have access to resources to hold power. Desire for the resource set the power level. |
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Types of Resources
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*Reward: give ro take away are partner's like
*Punishment: do something parnter dislikes *Authority: tell them what to do *Respect: identify with you and want to remain close *Expertise: you have the understanding they desire *Knowledge: you possess soem specific knowledge they desire |
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Where do men and women get power?
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*Men: just by being men. Based on wealth and status
*Women:those who withhold sex, power is based on love and sex |
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How can language show power?
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*generally men interrupt women
*women only dominate of feminine topics male assertive speakers are seen as confident while femlae assertive speakers are seen as intrusive NONVERBALS: *facial expressions, touch and posture all denote power cross sex touching occurs more than same sex touching |
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What power styles do men use? Women?
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Woment tend to use:
-Personal power: appeals to affection/sexuality -Manipulative power: appeals based on helplessness Men tend to use: -coercion, authority -expertise -having more pwer usually equals more direct strategies. |
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Powver Implementation vs. Orchestration
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THE PERSON WITH ORCHESTRATION POWER DECIDES WHO WILL DECIDE; THE PERSON WITH IMPLEMENTATION POWER SIMPLY CARRIES OUT DELEGATED POWER.
*many underestimate women's power *men and women don't usually agree on power in relationships *femlae dominance is still less acceptable today. *carries over into other areas of who we can date, what they look like, etc. |
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Why would men and women respond positively to a masculine stereotype?
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The subordinate knows more about the person in power than vice=versa.
*leads to happier couples *does not apply to female stereotypes *the one with less power needs to understand the motives and desires of the one who has more pwoer in order to please the more powerful parnter. |
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When does the need for power lessen for men? When does the need for power lessen for women?
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IT lessens for men when they increase their education, whereas for women, the need for power increases with further education.
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What are some of the outcomes of a male needing high levels of power?
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*have lower relationship satisfaction
*have lower love for partner *have higher rates of problems in relationship<this also applies to women> |
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Communication Dynamics
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Symmetrical Interaction
Competitive symmetry submissive symmetry neutralized symmetry complementary interaction |
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Symmetrical Interaction
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both partners send similar signals about hte relationship
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Competitive symmetry
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conflict between partners escalates
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submissive symmetry
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parnter gives power to the other
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neutralized symmetry
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respect try to avoid exerting control
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complementary interaction
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partners each assume either dominant or submissive roles
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Autonomic Power Pattern
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each spouse has an area of expertise, choices are made by the expert
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Syncratic Power Pattern
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authority is shared, so are decisions
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