Relational Control Theory reads power through sequences of moves and responses. Directing, accepting, resisting, and leveling create interaction patterns. Frequent control attempts indicate domineeringness, while dominance requires accepted control. Neither formal rank nor directive counts alone establish how a relationship actually distributes influence.
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What these mean
Editorial orientation · Family
Model
In this series, Model names the editorial family primarily used to understand and explain communication: theories, frameworks, effects, traditions, principles and other conceptual resources. It is an umbrella for a route into the field, not a claim that every included object is a predictive model.
Editorial orientation · Category
Analytical Frameworks, Typologies & Heuristics
Organizes dimensions, distinctions, types or questions so that a situation can be examined systematically. A framework supplies structure, a typology distinguishes forms, and a heuristic offers a usable way to orient judgment.