Talk:French and Raven's bases of power

"Basis of power" or "base of power"
This article uses both phrases. Is "bases of power" the plural of "base" or "basis"? Omphaloscope talk 17:07, 11 October 2018 (UTC)


 * Looking at the literature it appears to always be bases of power rather than basis. Squatch347 (talk) 16:26, 15 October 2018 (UTC)


 * Also looked at the usage. Except for the table I'm not sure any particular usage is wrong and I'm relatively neutral on the table title as well, it seems to still be an accurate usage in line with what the literature is saying.  Squatch347 (talk) 16:28, 15 October 2018 (UTC)

Pretress 2003 is a weak source
Pretress 2003, "Power: Definition, typology, description, examples, and implications" is no longer available at its original URL. I did manage to find a copy via https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=petress%202003%20Power%20Definition%20Typology&btnG=Search&as_sdt=800000000001&as_sdtp=on at https://kccollege.ac.in/uploads/467ccd23326b3935df37b7a43eb4ae35Definition,%20Typology,%20Description.pdf

What you'll notice is that this appears to just be source notes from French & Raven 1959: "These five power types come from the work of John French and Bertram Raven. (1959). The Bases of Social Power. In Studies in Social Power, D. Cartwright, Ed., pp. 150-167. Ann Arbor, MI: Institute for Social Research." There's no commentary, no context, just summary. It doesn't even limit itself to the source it cites, for example it mentions information power. Josephholsten (talk) 01:37, 16 December 2022 (UTC)
 * It does seem to distinguish the five types of power as described by French and Raven from the other types by its placement of the reference. I do wonder how much we can trust the source by itself given it is a random college handout it seems.  Squatch347 (talk) 00:24, 18 December 2022 (UTC)