Consider the following scenarios. Write briefly how power is used in five of these scenarios. In which scenarios is power being used in a forceful way? In which scenarios is power being used in a persuasive way? In which scenarios is power based on rewards?
1. A mother insists that her children go to bed by 8:00 P.M. or they will lose their television privileges.
2. A student persuades the class to stop buying hamburgers at a certain restaurant because the extra packaging used by the restaurant is harming the environment.
3. You know that if you speak out against the government leader, you will "disappear."
4. You purchase a brand of running shoes that is endorsed by a major sports figure.
5. After watching pre-election TV ads for several weeks, you vote for a political party.
6. Your parents give you extra money for the "A's" on your report card.
7. After an earthquake, looters are imprisoned without trial.
1. Forceful
2. Persuasive
3. Forceful
4. Power based on rewards
5. Persuasive
6. Power based on rewards
7. Forceful