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Power in social structure 1. What is the power? In a broad sense, power is the social relation between people in the daily communication reflected by the discourse rather in its narrow sense—political power. Foucault no longer regarded power as the properties of an organization or collective or personal ones. It is always present in the social relationships and relying on these relationships, it exists in social practices, daily communication (chatting and gossip), and even traditional customs. So Power is everywhere--comes from all directions. Foucault defined power as Power is not a syste