“No society can function as a society, unless it gives the individual member social status and function, and unless the decisive social power is legitimate.” GivingIndividualSocialMembersFunctionSocial StatusSocial Power Book:The Future of Industrial Man Source: The Future of Industrial Man
“Men characterize pornography as something mental because their minds, their thoughts, their dreams, their fantasies, are more real to them than women's bodies or lives; in fact, men have used their social power to characterize a $10-billion-a-year trade in women as fantasy.” MenYearsMindRealFactsDreamBodyUsedSocialFantasyTradeBillionsPornographyWomen's BodiesSocial Power Book:Pornography: men possessing women Source: Pornography: men possessing women
“Acquaintances represent a source of social power, and the more acquaintances you have the more powerful you are.” SocialPowerfulSourceAcquaintanceTipping PointSocial Power Author:Malcolm Gladwell