PSYC 334 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Rhett Butler, Psychological Abuse, American Psychological Association
12 Mar 2018
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If your partner loves and needs you more than you love him/her, you"ll get to do what you want more often than not: types of power (2) Example: money: coercive: the ability to levy unwanted punishments, does include violence of different forms, but it doesn"t have to. Example: scarlett starts beating on rhett; rhett is in jail: legitimate: one party has a reasonable right to tell the other what to do. Example: scarlett has some legitimate power over mamie: referent: emerges from respect and love for a partner. Example: scarlett sweet talks rhett: expert: one partner has superior knowledge and experience that"s recognized. Example: mamie made scarlett"s dress and acknowledged by the other. Informational: one partner has specific pieces of information that the other wants. Example: little brother says, "i know who likes you!" He isn"t a relationship expert, but has information that you want.
