Exam 8: Elites, the Capitalist Class, and Political Power

Dahl questioned the extent to which Mills's power elite was a cohesive group with unitary interests.

The ______ are highly successful professionals, salespeople, executives, and small-business owners, whose incomes depend more on their jobs than on their assets.

Domhoff explained how group solidarity among the elite is maintained through all of the following EXCEPT ______.

What perspective denies that power is concentrated in one group and instead finds multiple bases of power representing the interest of competing groups?

The elite perspective is primarily concerned about the identity of the rulers and the structure that creates them.

One conception of Mills that evoked the most skepticism was the idea of the military as a separate, more or less autonomous, elite. A major reason for the skepticism includes the fact that the American military ______.

List and describe the three perspectives on power.

What perspective is concerned with the distinction between an organized minority that rules and an unorganized majority that is ruled?

Elite theories often focus on ______.

The Forbes 400 list was first published in 1962.

______ is defined as the potential of individuals or groups to carry out their will even over the opposition of others.

Mills's conception of the national power structure centered on the growing significance of three major interlocking institutions. These are ______.

Which of the following is true about President John F. Kennedy's cabinet?

The Business Roundtable consists of ______.

Mills suggested two ways in which the three distinct elites might be melded into one single, internally cohesive power elite. These are ______.

Power is defined as the potential of individuals or groups to carry out their will even over the opposition of others.

In his book Who Rules America (2006), William Domhoff examines a particular elite group, the directors of major corporations.

Mills's conception of the national power structure centered on the growing significance of three major interlocking institutions: the modern corporation, the executive branch of the federal government, and the military establishment.

The "Establishment" faded away in part because recruitment to positions of power in business and government had become less open and meritocratic.

What perspective is primarily concerned about the identity of the rulers and the structure that creates them?