Week Three Post #1
This week, we’ve acquired a new terminology for discussing power. In this forum, we will apply that terminology to our own experiences.
In one post, briefly describe a situation in which you felt you enjoyed a position of power. Using the language we’ve gained this week, describe the nature and sources of the power you felt.
Did you apply that power in any way (in other words, actively employ it vis-à-vis the other party)? How did this affect the situation? What have you learned regarding the concept of power from this situation?
Weekly Readings:
Mayer, B. Dynamics of Conflict, Ch. 3, pp. 67-91.
Coleman, P. (2006). Power and Conflict. In M. Deutsch and P. T. Coleman (eds.), The Handbook of Conflict Resolution: Theory and Practice (2nd ed). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, pp. 120-143.
