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... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > group dynamics > group influence > power (sociology) > power and intrapersonal matters > role of power in gender
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role of power in gender  

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  • There has been a long-standing and complex engagement among feminist theorists with the phenomenon of power. Over time, the parameters of this engagement have varied, but a crucial preoccupation has been the role played by power in constructing and perpetuating relationships of social, economic, and political gender inequality. [Source: Encyclopedia of Power; Gender, Role of Power in]

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