From Power and Powerlessness: Quiescence and Rebellion in an Appalachian Valley by John Gaventa
Gaventa sets forth a typology of power dimensions. Each of the three dimensions is associated with a discrete way in which power may be manifested, the powerless experience power, and how they react in terms of challenging the power of their superiors.
-According to Gaventa, what is a "mechanism of power"? Give examples across the three dimensions of power.

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Gaventa sets forth a typology of power dimensions. Each of the three dimensions is associated with a discrete way in which power may be manifested, the powerless experience power, and how they react in terms of challenging the power of their superiors.
-According to Gaventa, what is a "mechanism of power"? Give examples across the three dimensions of power.