Power and Society: How Power Shapes Inequalities and Inequalities Shape Power

Exploration of power as people's or groups' ability to impose their will on others, even against resistance. Interrogates the basis, forms, and relations of power through a sociological lens. Analyzes interconnections between power and social, economic, and political inequalities. Critically explores how power operates in states, corporations, and other institutions at the national and international levels. Considers options and obstacles to challenging power.