Love from Austin Powers
Here's a brief article on love and romance that might be an interesting way to introduce interpersonal relationships: 10 love lessons derived from the character/behavior of Austin Powers.
Power Notes
� Power and Interdependency Power is the ability to influence the behavior of others and to resist their influence on us. Sources of Power From an interdependency perspective, power is based on the control of valuable resources. � One need not necessarily possess these resources; one needs only to control access to them. � One � s power varies with the other person � s desire and need for the resource. � One � s power is reduced if the desired resources are readily available elsewhere. The principle of lesser interest observes that the partner who is less dependent on the relationship � who desires it less � has more power in that relationship. If your partner loves and needs you more than you love him or her, you � ll get to do what you want more often than not. � Types of Power Relationships � How power is distributed � complementary relationships: uneven division of power; one person controls th...
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