Money and love codes neutralize direct power by separating sanctions

Evidence

I do not accept the main framework of their analyses. Neither power nor language is on a par with money or other disembedding mechanisms. Power and the use of language are intrinsic features of social action on a very general level, not specific social forms. — Anthony Giddens, The Consequences of Modernity, 66 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Power and language are not disembedding mechanisms like money — Anthony Giddens, The Consequences of Modernity, 66; Power functions by controlling the exceptional rather than by sanctioning; Sanctions carry a latent function of shaping guilt attribution and social standing (+4 more)

Related

• Power and language are not disembedding mechanisms like money (similarity 0.85)

Broader Connections

• Power and language are not disembedding mechanisms like money #expands (0.65) — Anthony Giddens, The Consequences of Modernity, 66
• Sanctions carry a latent function of shaping guilt attribution and social standing #complicates (0.60)
• Power functions by controlling the exceptional rather than by sanctioning #contradicts (0.55)
• Trust and distrust can be institutionally interlocked without undermining each other #expands (0.55)