Political Science · Political Theory
Which of the following statements is related to the non-conventional view of power?
- 1. Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
- 2. Power is the ability to get things done by others even against their wish.
- 3. Each of us is powerful and powerless at the same time.
A1 and 3 only
B2 only
C3 only ✓ Correct
D1, 2 and 3
Correct answer: (C) 3 only — Only statement 3 reflects the non-conventional view of power, so the answer is 3 only.
Explanation
★Only statement 3 reflects the non-conventional view of power, so the answer is 3 only.
★The non-conventional view, following Foucault, sees power as relational and dispersed.
★Each person is at once powerful and powerless within shifting webs of power.
★Statement 1, Lord Acton's saying, treats power as a possession that corrupts the holder.
★Statement 2 is the classic conventional definition of power as power over others.
★Both 1 and 2 belong to the conventional, possessive view of power.
★Only the idea of being simultaneously powerful and powerless captures the new view.
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