Power as a Structural Phenomenon

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 157-167

  Neal, Jennifer Watling ^a   Neal, Zachary P ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Empowerment; Power; Relationships; Resources; Social exchange theory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; POLITICS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CHANGE;

EID: 80855157145     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-010-9356-3     Document Type: Article

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