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Social Power

Social Power is the capacity of an individual or group to influence the attitudes, behaviors, or beliefs of others within a social context, distinguishing it from related forms of influence by its reliance on perceived legitimacy, control over resources, or positional authority.

1.6K

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174.1K

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2.5K

Authors

926

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2017–2026

248

Parents

Publications

1.6K

The Theory of Social and Economic Organization.

Gottfried Salomon Delatour, Max Weber, A. M. Henderson et al. · American Sociological Review · 1948 · 11.5K citations

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Power-Dependence Relations

Richard M. Emerson · American Sociological Review · 1962 · 6.1K citations

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The Bases of Social Power

John R. P. French, Bertram H. Raven · University of Pittsburgh Press eBooks · 1986 · 4.6K citations

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Social Space and Symbolic Power

Pierre Bourdıeu · Sociological Theory · 1989 · 4.3K citations

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The concept of power

Robert A. Dahl · Systems Research and Behavioral Science · 2007 · 3.8K citations

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Authors

2.5K

  1. AD
    Adam D. Galinsky

    Columbia University, United States

    27 publications · 10.3K citations

    24

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  2. BH
    Bertram H. Raven

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    18 publications · 7.5K citations

    17

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  3. JL
    Joris Lammers

    University of Cologne, Germany

    13 publications · 1.7K citations

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  4. DH
    Deborah H. Gruenfeld

    Stanford University, United States

    12 publications · 5.3K citations

    12

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  5. JC
    Joe C. Magee

    New York University, United States

    12 publications · 7.9K citations

    12

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Institutions

926

  1. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    24 h-index

    47 publications

    7.8K citations

  2. Northwestern University

    Evanston, United States

    23 h-index

    40 publications

    11.4K citations

  3. New York University

    New York, United States

    22 h-index

    34 publications

    11.3K citations

  4. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    20 h-index

    28 publications

    7.4K citations

  5. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    18 h-index

    24 publications

    2.5K citations

  6. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    18 h-index

    27 publications

    1.7K citations

  7. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    17 h-index

    22 publications

    3.1K citations

  8. University of Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    16 h-index

    26 publications

    2.3K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    51 publications · 11K citations

    38

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  2. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

    PSPB · 34 publications · 2.1K citations

    26

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  3. American Sociological Review

    ASR · 27 publications · 21.5K citations

    24

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  4. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews

    28 publications · 5.5K citations

    22

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  5. European Journal of Social Psychology

    EJSP · 27 publications · 2.2K citations

    21

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