After reading Chapter 6 in its entirety, answer the following
question: How does it feel when you are in an unbalanced power
relationship? What is it like to
have more power? Less power?
In almost every
relationship it seems as if there is always one person more dominant or
powerful. Power in relationship is the ability to influence or have control
over a situation. It is easy to use power to manipulate people.
When I am in an unbalanced
power relationship I feel as if someone is trying to use and control me. I believe that we all face the unbalanced power relationship everyday.
It is nice to have more power because it feels like you are in control of what is going on. Your suggestions and comments actually might mean something because people would want to agree with you. When you have power you can determine if the goal will be met or not. At times we get out of hands with this power. But having less power can be good as well because it means less stress and pressure on your part in the group. The bad part of this is sometimes you might not be heard and at times even threatened by people who are more powerful.
It is nice to have more power because it feels like you are in control of what is going on. Your suggestions and comments actually might mean something because people would want to agree with you. When you have power you can determine if the goal will be met or not. At times we get out of hands with this power. But having less power can be good as well because it means less stress and pressure on your part in the group. The bad part of this is sometimes you might not be heard and at times even threatened by people who are more powerful.
Hi Cyyntthhia,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your post and agree with you that it seems like there is always one person who is more dominate or powerful. It can be easy to use power and manipulate people to get things the way you want. When being in an unbalanced power relationship, which I believe everyone has been in at least once, it makes you feel like you are not worth their time or like you mentioned that someone is trying to use and control you. Power can be a dangerous thing to have and when people who have too much power and they know they call all the shots can make you feel like crap. It is nice to have the upper hand and more power. You can control things and how they will go. But also like you said, having less power in a group setting can be a good thing and will cause less stress and pressure for you. Great post and explaining power relationships.
I agree that having power can be good and bad, as well as having no power. I think that in a relationship there needs to be a balance, at some point one person might have more power than the other. But, when one person always holds more power, which is when things can turn bad. I agree with you that in some situations having more or less power is not always in your control. For example in a parent child relationship, you know that your parents would always have more power than you and in that situation its okay for someone to have more power; usually its for our own good right?
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