▁has ▁effectively ▁hidden ▁other ▁forms ▁of ▁power ▁to ▁the ▁extent ▁that ▁people ▁have ▁un crit ically ▁accepted ▁them . ▁ ▁Fou ca ult ' s ▁own ▁theory ▁of ▁power ▁begins ▁on ▁micro - level , ▁with ▁singular ▁" force ▁relations ". ▁Richard ▁A . ▁Lyn ch ▁defines ▁Fou ca ult ' s ▁concept ▁of ▁" force ▁relation " ▁as ▁" wh atever ▁in ▁one ' s ▁social ▁interactions ▁that ▁push es , ▁ur ges ▁or ▁comp els ▁one ▁to ▁do ▁something ." ▁According ▁to ▁Fou ca ult , ▁force ▁relations ▁are ▁an ▁effect ▁of ▁difference , ▁inequality ▁or ▁un bal ance ▁that ▁exists ▁in ▁other ▁forms ▁of ▁relationships ▁( such ▁as ▁sexual ▁or ▁economic ). ▁Force , ▁and ▁power , ▁is ▁however ▁not ▁something ▁that ▁a ▁person ▁or ▁group ▁" holds " ▁( such ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁so ver eign ▁definition ▁of ▁power ), ▁but ▁rather ▁so ▁is ▁power ▁a ▁complex ▁group ▁of ▁forces ▁that ▁comes ▁from ▁" every thing " ▁and ▁therefore ▁exists ▁everywhere . ▁That ▁relations ▁of ▁power ▁always ▁result ▁from ▁inequality , ▁difference ▁or ▁un bal ance ▁also ▁means ▁that ▁power ▁always ▁has ▁a ▁goal ▁or ▁purpose . ▁Power ▁comes ▁in ▁two ▁forms : ▁tact ics ▁and ▁strateg ies . ▁T act ics ▁is ▁power ▁on ▁the ▁micro - level , ▁which ▁can ▁for ▁example ▁be ▁how ▁a ▁person ▁cho oses ▁to ▁express ▁themselves ▁through ▁their ▁clothes . ▁Str ateg ies ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁is ▁power ▁on ▁macro - level , ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁fashion