Ch.7 Quiz Flashcards
The three forms of power
- Dominance - power over someone
- Prevention - stopping power from being asserted
- Empowerment - cooperative power
Four steps to assertiveness - sending “i” message
- Describe needs
- Express thoughts and feelings
- Specify the action/behavior desired
- Identify the consequences
Power resources
- Information
- Expertise
- Legitimate authority
- Reward and punishment
- Personal qualities (charisma)
Principle of least interest
those who care less in a relationship have the most power
Nonverbal indicators of power
silence clothing touch eye contact space
Problems with power imbalance (relationship violence)
Situational Couple Violence - both partners commit equal amounts of direct aggression
Intimate Terrorism - most extreme form of violence, a attempt to take complete control
Powerful VS powerless language
Powerful - direct, declarative, fluent
Powerless - excessive politeness, hesitation, hedges, tag questions
Quid quo pro VS hostile environment harassment
Quid quo pro - “this for that”
Hostile environmental - making the workplace uncomfortable by insulting/ridiculing sexually and unwanted touching