Lukes 3 faces of power - http://revisesociology.wordpress.com/
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Stephen Lukes said Sociologists should study power as having 3 “faces”.
The first face – The issue method
This is based upon the work of Dahl who said that person who wins and argument, or an issue, has the power. This fits with the Classical Pluralist approach to power.
i.e. a parent wins an argument with their child, so they have the power.
The second face – Setting the Agenda
Lukes said you have real power if you can set the agenda. This is because you can decide what will be argued…
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