POWER

Ms. Josh Danielle C. Astejada

LESSON OBJECTIVES:
▪ Define power
▪ Recognize the nature, dimensions, types, and
consequences of power
▪ Assess how power is exercised in different
situations
“KWENTONG-BAHAY”

How do your parents

manage your
household?

What are the things you wish to

change the way your household
is managed?
 POWER
▪ Paul Merchant (2005) defined power as the possession of
authority and influence over others
▪ Anthony Giddens, “by power is meant the ability of
individual or groups to make their own concerns or interests
count, even where others resist.”
▪ Max Weber, “power is the probability that one actor within
a social relationship will be in a position to carry out his will
despite resistance…”
AUTHORITY

▪ Official power
▪ Power recognized as rightful
▪ “to have authority to do something is to have the
right to do it”. (Lipson, 2005)
HARD POWER VS. SOFT POWER
HARD POWER
▪ Forms of negotiation which
involved pressure or threats as
leverage
▪ The use of such resources to
spur the behavior of other
entities
SOFT POWER
▪ Ability to attract and co-opt
rather than by coercion (hard
power)
▪ Ability to shape the
preferences of others through
appeal and attraction
 TYPES OF POWER

▪ Legitimate Power- power that

comes from one’s organizational
role or position
TYPES OF POWER

Reward Power- the

ability to grant a
reward
 TYPES OF POWER

▪ Coercive Power- ability to take

something away or punish
someone for noncompliance.
 TYPES OF POWER

▪ Expert Power- comes from

knowledge and skills
 TYPES OF POWER

▪ Information Power- comes from

the ability to access specific
information
 TYPES OF POWER

▪ Referent Power- comes from

personal characteristics of the
person
DIMENSIONS OF POWER:
HOW POWER IS EXERCISED

▪ Power as DECISION
MAKING
DIMENSIONS OF POWER:
HOW POWER IS EXERCISED

▪ Power as AGENDA
SETTING
 DIMENSIONS OF POWER:
HOW POWER IS EXERCISED

▪ Power as THOUGHT
CONTROL
▪ POLICE POWER
- most pervasive
-least limitable
-most demanding
▪ POWER OF EMINENT
DOMAIN
-takeover of property
-property is used for public
purpose
▪ POWER OF TAXATION
-the state imposes taxes for
the following:
1. To raise revenue
2. To regulate
3. To protect
POWER AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE

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CONSEQUENCES OF POWER
 DEBATE

Who possesses power in the

Philippines?
The People or the Government?
Activity: Reflect on what you have learned about the nature,
dimensions, and consequences of power. Then fill out the
table with appropriate response

I have learned that I have realized that I will apply

Group Activity: Complete the table below. Identify and
describe one scenario in each of the following settings.

SETTING SCENARIO TYPE OF POWER

Example: classroom The teacher organized a Reward Power
recognition for program for
outstanding students