Abstract
The descriptioin of types of power as formulated in small group theory is applied to power structure in marriage. The relevance of five types of power-referent, expert, reward, coercive, and legitimate-to selected marriage studies and theory is discussed. The new hypothesis advanced is that the ideal role to which spouses aspire is the basis of referent power in marriage. Questions are raised regarding current social influence on power balance, equilibrium in families with young children and working wives, and the effect of openor closed-mindedness on the bases of power.
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