Relational Power Aspects

Gender roles and power dynamics have been a topic of great debate in regards to their portrayal in horror films. Over time, the horror genre’s boundaries, as well as ideas of gender roles, have become less strictly defined and many see this as being observable by looking at films from different points in time. Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960) and John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978) are both horror films which feature gender roles in different ways, although there are also similarities. The use of gender roles and their representation can be said to evolve over time as society’s views of gender roles also changed. There is a noticeable focus on sexual desires in both films, which relates to the role of sexuality in people’s views of

Michel Foucault was a French philosopher, historian, social theorist, philologist and literary critic whose work had a tremendous impact on several disciplines. He was not a sociologist by training, but he worked diligently on sociological issues and otherwise had significant influence on the work of other sociologists. One of his most famous works is the The History of Sexuality, in which he examines the emergence of "sexuality" as a discursive object and separate sphere of life. According to Foucault, the idea that everyone has a sexuality is relatively a recent development in the West. In Volume 1, Foucault discusses the relationship between sex and power in a historical context. He states that the ways in which humans think about sexuality is primarily shaped by the "repressive hypothesis," which claims that Western society had suppressed sexuality from the 17th to the mid-20th century, and this was due to the rise of capitalism and the bourgeois society. There are several key concepts in this book that will be discussed in this paper include repressive hypothesis, sexuality, power, and discourse. This paper will seek to show the ways in which sexuality is a discursive object, and how sexuality was linked to power throughout history.

Social workers are given the task of developing and maintaining self-awareness as apart of effective and ethical practice. A pertinent part of self-awareness as one who works with those who are often powerless is the acknowledgement and proper management of the privilege we possess. Practitioners who use the relationship as the primary intervention must be aware of how power and privilege affect the helping relationships that they engage in. As a social worker, I attempt to be aware of the fluidity of power and acknowledge it as well as experiences of oppression and how the two affect my practice and relationship with the populations I serve.

If the United States of America is considered one of the most powerful countries in the world, how did that come to be? The United States has always had significant influence on other countries regarding technology, business practices, lifestyle, and more. However, American Imperialism is evidence of how much influence America has on other governments. Which is the notion of expanding America’s military, economic and cultural ideologies into other territories. American Imperialism started during the Spanish-American war in the late 1890’s. This was the start of America’s expansion and involvement in foreign affairs.

In order to begin this topic of discourse it is first essential to understand the role of “Power Knowledge Nexus” that is described in Maggie Ibrahim piece The securitization of Migration: A racial discourse, this nexus is based on Michel Foucault's assertion that power can be made or used through the “production of truth”. The characteristics of the Power Knowledge Nexus are that in discourse power is produced which then leads government policies that legitimize said discourse Although Ibrahim uses the case of Canada's changing legislation on refugees and immigrants, this can be applied to the United States and its present “truths” regarding Mexican and Central American Immigrants. During the election Mexican immigrants were specifically

While conflict can be a healthy part of an organization, conflict managed poorly has significant impact on an organization. What further exacerbates this issue is when there is an imbalance of power. This paper examines the relationship of conflict and power. It will address how imbalance of power can impede one’s efforts in managing conflict in the workplace. It will also identify ideas on how to integrate ways to mediate conflict into the culture. Lastly, the paper will use a case study to illustrate these concepts.

I also agree with the cause of power and rivalry, for example, some European countries defended their territories during the Ottoman Empire conflict. The European had their alliance and pursued an individual interest. They bounded together openly and in secret treaties. Despite their unity, there was power rivalry, such as the Triple Alliance, Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy versus the Triple Entente comprises of Britain, France and Russian. On the other hand, there was a power struggle between Austria-Hungary and Russia ( Herenetta 2012, 641). Power is one cause of the World

There has been some recent argument against the current understanding of the place of relationships in psychotherapy. While most theories argue that relationships are important or even essential to good mental health, other theorists claim that the way relationships are conceptualized in these theories is insufficient (Slife & Wiggins, 2009). Most of these theories conceptualize the individuals first, and then talk about the way these individuals relate. Relationships are often understood as two or more independent self-contained individuals interacting (Slife & Wiggins, 2009). An alternative way to look at relationships is offered by relational psychoanalysts and other theorists, though again it should be noted that

Throughout relationships, what separates them from healthy and unhealthy is a wide spectrum of uncertainty. Furthermore, not every relationship will be stagnant throughout each person’s lifetime. In this paper, I will be discussing the lengths of my relationship with a good friend of mine, Devon. Furthermore, I can pinpoint some areas in the Power and Control Wheel that may have been of use when we were younger. Also, I see an importance of the Equality wheel and how it relates to our relationship today.

Recently, the United States has lost a great deal of power in the international arena because of its invasion of Iraq and torture of prisoners of war. The United States holds an incredible edge in military capabilities over any other nation and the US benefits from the largest economy in the world. In a world where there is one single superpower, why is that superpower unable to force-feed policy through coercion or payoff? Theoretically, the US ought to be able to rule the world with a double-edged sword of military muscle and economic supremacy. These tangible aspects of power should be all that US needs to be the

1. Power- control over people or things. 2. Power Relations- the sharing of power between people in a relationship.

Suppose you plan to customize a chocolate box for your significant other as a birthday gift, perhaps with some rough ideas about the types of chocolate he/she likes. How much variety will you choose for this assortment? If you happen to feel powerful or powerless when you make the choice, will your desire for variety be affected by the incidental power feelings? By contrast, if you need to customize the chocolate box for your family and friends instead of romantic partners, will your preference for variety be also influenced by the power feelings?

Some theorists believe that ‘power is everywhere: not because it embraces everything, but because it comes from everywhere… power is not an institution, nor a structure, nor possession. It is the name we give to a complex strategic situation in a particular society. (Foucault, 1990: 93) This is because power is present in each individual and in every relationship. It is defined as the ability of a group to get another group to take some form of desired action, usually by consensual power and sometimes by force. (Holmes, Hughes &Julian, 2007) There have been a number of differing views on ‘power over’ the many years in which it has been studied. Theorist such as Anthony Gidden in his works on structuration theory attempts to integrate basic

In my understanding, power relation is dealing with how people from different groups are able to communicate / interact and influence/direct others from different groups. To understand power relations is very important because it is can be considered as our mental state or in other words it is our ability to understand and recognise our relationship with the audience. As our audience might have different interest and way of thinking that caused by their background (age, rank, education etc )

At this point in time, the main actors in the international system are nation-states seeking an agenda of their own based on personal gain and national interest. Significantly, the most important actor is the United States, a liberal international economy, appointed its power after the interwar period becoming the dominant economy and in turn attained the position of hegemonic stability in the international system. The reason why the United States is dominating is imbedded in their intrinsic desire to continuously strive for their own national interest both political and economic. Further, there are other nature of actors that are not just nation-states, including non-states or transnational,