- family, friends, peers, relationships
- technology - iPhone, Mac
- money
- appearance, clothing
- advertisements
- news, social media
- school, community, professors
- art
- survival
After reading the chapter, I learned that there are three main types of power: domination power, consensual power and transformative power. All three of these types of power influence my life on a daily basis. For example, the fact that I have agreed to pay large sums of money and do the required work in order to be educated by Penn State is a form of consensual power. I agree to these consequences and no one forces me to do it. As a child, I strongly depended on my parents and family, so they would punish me if I misbehaved. My family is full of loving people, so this domination power is no where near to the example of a dictatorship, but I have become the person I am today because of my dependence to them. The relationships I have formed with my friends and significant other have been more of a transformative power. In these relationships, everyone feels fairly equal to one another and rather than one person having power over others, we act as a team. Therefore, all three of the examples of the powers examined in the chapter are influential in my life.
