"The power that bullies have over victims."
Based on this example, I believe that it portrays an influential power instead of an instrumental power. An influential power is a power that does not have authorial right hence not being able to be forced upon a person but is able to affect people based on their own initiative.
An instrumental power on the hand is an authorial power supported by law or rules set by a certain community which often comes with subjection of penalty when the law or rules are offended.
Based on the sentence above, I would believe that the bully holds an influential power as the bullies are influencing intimidation upon the victims as the bullies would subject the victim to fear and the victim will have a choice to be afraid or not.
However, the bully could also hold instrumental power if he/she holds authorial power and subjects their victim to penalty e.g. the police.
Logical line of thought Jo. Did you do any additional research?
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid I did not do sufficient research to support my statement, miss. :/ I'll definitely add research information to my writing next time!
ReplyDeleteIt's not too late. Have a quick Google and see if there's anything you'd add or change to your response. Learning never stops ;p
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