When a single parent marries (or remarries), issues such as divided loyalties, the right to discipline, favoritism, and financial responsibility can prove to be volatile. Peggy, a single mom who has had sole custody of her 12-year-old daughter Sarah for 10 years, recently married Tom. Tom has never been married and doesn't have any children. Provide examples of each of the three basic forms of relations (mediator, tertius gaudens, and divide et impera) that could emerge in this newly formed triad.
The correct answer to this open question is the following.
Although there are not options provided, we can say the following.
The three determinants of minority influence are the following.
1.- Behavioral style. This means that a minority can influence a majority due to the consistency of behavior under different circumstances. Minorities should always appear convinced of their ideas and show a consistent message to support them.
2.- Style of thinking. The minority could have a particular point of view and create an impact on the majority, that finds that style of thinking as something innovative, our of their purview.
3.- Identification. Once understood the message of the minority, majorites can identify with it, trying to find commonalities between both groups.