Knowledge Is Power Analysis

Day in and day out, humans are constantly gaining knowledge. Knowledge is defined as information or skills based on education or experience. A lot of things on Earth today were invented by using one’s prior knowledge based on the education received or the experience one has gone through. Knowledge is then to create power to provide one with a stable job, social status, and a say in what another person can or cannot do. Knowledge can be gained through multiple ways like attending school, listening to leaders of countries/businesses, and etcetera. Ultimately, knowledge is not power; it is only powerful when it gets shared.
Knowledge is an acquired trait that develops over the course of one’s life. To gain knowledge in the workplace, one attends multiple speaking events and/or attends school given by superior figures. These superior figures are then sharing their ideas …show more content…
The dominant figure in the family usually has the most power like a dad or a mom. When dad bounces off ideas to mom, mom is often to agree to dad. J.R.P. French and Bertran Raven came up with six bases of family power. One of the six bases is informational power which “has its foundation in specific knowledge that is not available or is unknown to others in the family and in one’s ability to verbally present the pertinent information in a persuasive way.” (Jory) If a husband knows more than wife about a particular subject, the husband will more than likely be viewed as more knowledgeable in that subject. For the husband to be more knowledgeable, the wife gives him power to have the say for all the questions in that particular subject. Kids in families have little amounts of power in families due to little amount of say in decision making. Parents must listen to what a child wants but in the end, it’s the parents’ decision. (Roles) Not letting the children to express their ideas, does not give the children power in the