{"tema_id":"106","string":"power","created":"2017-06-19 20:04:37","code":null,"notes":[{"@type":"Scope note","@lang":"en-US","@value":"\nPower is unequally distributed globally and in U.S. society; some individuals or groups wield greater power than others, thereby allowing them greater access and control over resources. Wealth, whiteness, citizenship, patriarchy, heterosexism, and education are a few key social mechanisms through which power operates. Although power is often conceptualized as power over other individuals or groups, other variations are power with (used in the context of building collective strength) and power within (which references an individual\u2019s internal strength). Learning to \u201csee\u201d and understand relations of power is vital to organizing for progressive social change.\nSOURCE:\nIntergroup Resources, 2012\n "}]}