Publication Date
5-2023
Abstract
The case presented in this study examines coercive power. An eighteen-year-old freshman attending college in a new state found himself longing for a community on campus which led him to decide to join a fraternity. Regrettably, this student did not find this community or brotherhood in this fraternity. As part of the pledging initiation, he was put in an extremely dangerous situation that was overseen by the authority figures of the fraternity. When he tried to drop out of the pledge process, he was coerced by older members to continue it and made to believe that this was something that everyone had to do. The situation left him paralyzed, lacking vision and all motor abilities, and requiring 24/7 care.
Recommended Citation
DaRocha, Emma
(2023)
"Interorganizational Communication: Case Study,"
Comm-entary: Vol. 19:
Iss.
1, Article 4.
Available at:
https://scholars.unh.edu/comm-entary/vol19/iss1/4