Power as a Structural Phenomenon

被引：40

作者：

Neal, Jennifer Watling ^{[1
]}

Neal, Zachary P. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Michigan State Univ, Dept Psychol, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA

[2] Michigan State Univ, Dept Sociol, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA

来源：

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY | 2011年 / 48卷 / 3-4期

关键词：

Power; Empowerment; Relationships; Resources; Social exchange theory; PSYCHOPOLITICAL VALIDITY; COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY; EMPOWERMENT; EXCHANGE; PREVENTION; OPPRESSION; VIOLENCE;

D O I：

10.1007/s10464-010-9356-3

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

In an effort to inform empowerment theory and research, this paper provides a structural conception of power. First, we examine the essential features present in three dominant conceptions of power in community psychology: social power, psychopolitical power, and relational power. Next, commonalities in the key features of power identified by these conceptions are explored and pared down to yield a more parsimonious conception of power that is grounded only in the structural pattern of relationships through which resources are exchanged. Drawing on social exchange theory, we offer a method for measuring this streamlined, structural conception of power that allows for its more precise examination. Finally, we discuss the implications of a structural conception and measurement of power for targeting and facilitating empowering processes and evaluating empowered outcomes.

引用

页码：157 / 167

页数：11

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