coercion

Communications

(noun)

Use of physical or moral force to compel a person to do something, or to abstain from doing something, thereby depriving that person of the exercise of free will.

Sociology

(noun)

Actual or threatened force for the purpose of compelling action by another person; the act of coercing.

Related Terms

  • sexual assault
  • sexual violence
  • influence

Examples of coercion in the following topics:

  • Power

    • Legitimate power, power given to individuals willingly by others, is called "authority;" illegitimate power, power taken by force or the threat of force, is called "coercion. " In the corporate environment, power is often expressed as upward or downward.
    • The use of power need not involve coercion (force or the threat of force).
  • The Ethics of Persuasion

    • For example, coercion, brainwashing, and torture are never considered ethical .
    • Al Capone, an American gangster in the early 20th century, used coercion as a persuasive technique, which is unethical.
  • Market Exchange and Efficiency

    • There is no coercion and each is informed of their preferences (objectives) and alternatives.
  • Cooperation, Competition and Conscription

    • Conscription implies that some form of coercion has taken place.
    • If a government (a formal social institution for allocating power and decision making authority in a community) uses sanctions to force behavior or choice it is clearly coercion and conscription.
    • If I threaten you with harm if you do not make a given choice or act in a specific way, that is coercion.
    • " is that coercion?
    • In the case of coercion, the incentive is the costs created and imposed by other individuals or groups of individuals.
  • Authority

    • Weber states that legitimacy distinguishes authority from coercion, force, power, leadership, persuasion, and influence.
    • Give examples of the three types of authority as defined by Max Weber and what distinguishes all of them from coercion or force
  • Sexual Harrassment

    • Sexual harassment is bullying or coercion of a sexual nature, or unwelcome/inappropriate promises of rewards in exchange for sexual favors.
    • Sexual harassment is bullying or coercion of a sexual nature, or the unwelcome or inappropriate promise of rewards in exchange for sexual favors.
  • Sexual Harassment

    • Sexual harassment is intimidation, bullying, teasing, or coercion of a sexual nature.
    • Sexual harassment is intimidation, bullying, teasing, or coercion of a sexual nature, or the unwelcome or inappropriate promise of rewards in exchange for sexual favors.
  • Voluntary Exchange

    • If Joan holds a gun to John's head to force him to sell the cola, that would clearly be duress or coercion and violate the conditions of voluntary exchange.
    • If the instructor of a class suggests you buy his or her book, is that coercion?
    • Is that coercion?
  • Hoover and the Limits of Individualism

    • Hoover saw volunteerism as preferable to governmental coercion or intervention, both of which he felt opposed the American ideals of individualism and self-reliance.
  • Socioeconomic Status

    • Illegitimate power, power taken by force or the threat of force, is called coercion.
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