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From: Fred Nickols
Date: Sun, 02 May 1999 00:00

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[From Fred Nickols (990502.0655 EDT)]--

Here I go butting in again...

>From Rick Marken (990430.1550)]

>Also, could you tell me whether the following is a satisfactory
>description of what you think coercion is:
>
>"Coercion occurs when one person (coercer) makes another person
>(coercee) do what s/he (coercee) doesn't want to do"
>
>If this isn't right could you give me one that sounds right.

I think your description is a reasonable one when talking about coercion in
an abstract sense or perhaps from the perspective of an observer.  I would
be inclined to use a more personal, affective or feeling-oriented
definition, something like, "Coercion occurs when I feel compelled to do
something I don't want to do."  Again, it's my sense of being compelled,
not the  observer's assessment of the situation that matters.

Darn those internal states anyway!
--

Regards,

Fred Nickols
Distance Consulting "Assistance at A Distance"
http://home.att.net/~nickols/distance.htm
nickols@worldnet.att.net
(609) 490-0095

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