Question

_____- is the ability of persons or groups to achieve their goals despite opposition from others. Through the use of persuasion, authority, or force, some people are able to get others to submit to their demands

a) Authority
b) power
c) leverage
d) control

Answer 1

power.

Step-by-step explanation:

The meaning of power is different in different areas of study but in a sociological context, power is the ability of an individual or a group to control the resources, events or even decisions of others. It is also used to do what an individual or group wants despite the resistance or opposition from the others. For example, Karl Marx used the term power by denoting the capitalist control over the production and labor of workers.