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In the previous chapter we looked at how some women have learned to reconceptualise power and to use it in a positive way to empower rather than to dominate and control other people. In this chapter we will look at power from a slightly different angle — how it is used and how it is abused. Because it is so frequently abused, power is often regarded as a dirty word by those who think they do not possess it.
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Grimwood, C., Popplestone, R. (1993). Power. In: Women, Management and Care. Practical Social Work. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-22603-0_9
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