Political Science · Comparative Political Analysis
Which of these are correct about the concept of the 'Power Elite'?
- 1. It was developed by C. Wright Mills
- 2. It was developed on the basis of a study of the contemporary politics of Western Europe
- 3. The concept denotes the nexus of the military, corporate and political class, and how the ordinary citizen is a relatively powerless subject of their manipulation
- 4. Elite theory first started as a critique of both pluralist democracy and socialism
A1, 2 and 3
B1, 3 and 4 ✓ Correct
C2 and 4
D3 and 4
Correct answer: (B) 1, 3 and 4 — Items 1, 3 and 4 are correct, so the answer is 1, 3 and 4.
Explanation
★Items 1, 3 and 4 are correct, so the answer is 1, 3 and 4.
★C. Wright Mills developed the concept of the power elite.
★It denotes the nexus of the military, corporate and political elites who dominate society.
★Ordinary citizens are left as relatively powerless subjects of their manipulation.
★Elite theory began as a critique of both pluralist democracy and socialism.
★Item 2 is wrong, because Mills based his study on the contemporary politics of the United States, not Western Europe.
★His book The Power Elite analysed the American establishment of the 1950s.
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