In the context of resistance to change, is the use of formal power and authority to force others to change.

coercion

Explanation:coercion implies the use of power or authority to forcefully compel people to engagee in an act against their free will. Coercion is usually followed with threat to LIve or valuables of the person being forced thus the victim in most case has no other option that to play along.

a punishment or the threat of punishment used to enforce conformity. enforcement of norms or shared rules of conduct that tell people how to act in specific situations. social control. not everyone internalizes all of society's norms, and some people must be motivated by self-fulfillment.

answer; acquired mainly during early childhood;