Work, Family Roles And Power

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Work, Family Roles and Power In relationships, at times there can be a constant battle for power. Also power play is generated and seen in our society every day. I’ll be expressing different forms of power with examples and my views on how they incorporate in our society. I’ll also be expressing how working and trying to be a parent is stressful and challenging for kids in neighborhoods of poverty. Power is a big thing in relationships and society. In a relationship, one may like to feel that they have some sort of control. A lot of the time I believe majority of men assume and think they have the most power in a relationship when generally, it’s the woman that does. As men we set out to please and impress. It goes all the way back to the animal kingdom where the male would fight or try to impress the female of some sort. Today as men we do the same so if my girlfriend or spouse is unhappy with something, most likely we’ll try to compromise and fix it to whereas she’s happy. I believe most women let their man feel as if he has some control or power to satisfy that male to feel manly. You also have others who don’t want power and prefer the significant other handles it. Some maybe more timid than others and don’t mind if they’re not making the strong crucial decisions. They could feel that their partner handles things better than they can and doesn’t mind if they take the reins. When this happens, I believe the children would be more respectful to the one emphasizing the power. They could be looking at the other parent as a push over and that they could run over them. Power could also be given to one by because of culture. In other cultures power could be expected and carried out between either woman or man. Some cultures have it whereas the man has the power and is given to him just because he’s a man and it’s expected. It could be because
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