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... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > social change > activism and social justice > popular culture studies > theories of power > relational power
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > group dynamics > group influence > power (sociology) > theories of power > relational power
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > group dynamics > group influence > power (sociology) > types of power > relational power

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relational power  

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  • For the advocates of the relational approach to power, relational power is not just one type of power—power as applied in a relationship. Rather, it is a basic characteristic of all power. [Source: Encyclopedia of Power; Relational Power]

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