1st Edition

The Use and Abuse of Power

Edited By Annette Y. Lee-Chai, John Bargh Copyright 2001
    326 Pages
    by Psychology Press

    328 Pages
    by Psychology Press

    A compilation of works from prominent researchers, promoting both a panoramic and multilevel understanding of this complex construct, with focus on power as a cause of social ills and remedies to prevent corruption and abuse.

    Introduction, J. Bargh and A. Lee-Chai

    I. Power Within the Mind
    Unconscious Sources of Power Abuse and Corruption-J. Bargh
    The Many Faces of Power: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde-D. Bugental
    From Moses to Marcos: Individual Differences in the Use and Abuse of Power-A. Lee-Chai, S. Chen, and T. Chartrand
    Motivations to Help Others: An Aspect of Power Motivation (or Intimacy Motivation)? I. Frieze, L. Schmidt, and B. Boneva.

    II. Power Between Individuals
    The Effect of Power on Stereotyping-S. T. Fiske
    Using Power - Newton's Second Law-D. Kipnis
    Getting What They Came For: How the Dynamics of Power Influence Agenda Setting and Outcomes in Social Interactions-M. Snyder and M. Kiviniemi

    III. Power and Groups
    Confucianism, "Jen," and the Benevolent Use of Power: The Interdependent Self as a "Psychological Contract" that Prevents the Exploitation of Others-W. Gardner and E. Seeley
    Power Interaction Model: Theory, Methodology, and Practice-M. Koslowsky and J. Schwarzwald
    Influence Tactics in Organizations from a Social Expectancy Perspective-B. Barry
    Social Identity, Leadership, and Power-M. A. Hogg and S. Reid

    IV. Power in Society
    Power/Interaction and Interpersonal Influence: Multimethod Analyses, B. Raven
    The Two Faces of Adam and Eve: Maternalism and Paternalism in Communal Relationships, F. Pratto and A. Walker
    Cloaking Power: Legitimizing Myths and the Psychology of the Advantaged, E. Chen and T. Tyler. Fighting Corruption, P. Eigen.

    Biography

    Annette Y. Lee-Chai, John Bargh