Emotional Capital as Power; How do Women use their Emotional Power as a Weapon of Resistance

So far, most previous studies in Iran have considered women without economic and cultural capital as women without power in the family. These studies have paid less attention to other women's capital such as "Emotional Capital". In this study, we seek to answer the question of how women use their emotional capital as a tool of power in the family? In this regard, 36 married women were interviewed in Tehran, Iran. The research findings showed that emotional capital is not the cause of women's subjugation but the tool of their power in the family. In this regard, women use various strategies such as "Emotional Blackmail", "Victimization", "Shaming" and "Alliance with Children" to counter the power of men in the family. Through emotional capital, they control male dominance and balance the Relation of power in the family. These indicate that the sources of women's power in the family are numerous. These resources go beyond the economic and cultural capital that has been explored by various studies.