Understanding Family Power Dynamics

Understanding Family Power Dynamics Power - answerAbility to exercise one's will Personal power - answerAutonomy over oneself Social power - answerAbility to influence others Relationship power - answerCombines objective and subjective measures of power Equity - answerKey component of fairness Reward power - answerAbility to give gifts and favors Coercive power - answerAbility to punish with abuse Expert power - answerSuperior knowledge or ability Informational power - answerPersuasive content shared by a partner Referent power - answerEmotional identification with a partner Legitimate power - answerAuthority to expect compliance Resource hypothesis - answerPartner with more resources has more power Decision making - answerDetermining who makes decisions Division of labor - answerAllocation of income or household tasks Allocation of money - answerControl over spending Ability to influence - answerComfort in raising complaints Egalitarian unions - answerEqual power distribution Gender-modified egalitarian unions - answerPower distribution based on gender roles Neo Traditional unions - answerReturn to traditional power dynamics Intimate partner violence (IPV) - answerPhysical or emotional abuse within a relationship Situational couple violence - answerSymmetrical violence during arguments Coercive controlling violence - answerAbuse oriented towards controlling through fear