Political Science · Comparative Political Analysis
UGC NET November 2021 Political Science
Who among the following distinguished between the interest articulation function and other anomic group functions?
AAlmond and Coleman
BAlmond and Powell
CHugh Heclo
DJean Blondel ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Jean Blondel — Jean Blondel distinguished interest articulation from other anomic group functions, so he is the answer.
Explanation
★Jean Blondel distinguished interest articulation from other anomic group functions, so he is the answer.
★He was a French scholar of comparative politics.
★He distinguished community interest groups from associational interest groups.
★Community groups voice the interests of communities.
★Associational groups are more formal and organised.
★He also identified anomic group functions as collective responses to frustration.
★He discussed these in An Introduction to Comparative Government.
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