A. the masses
B. a power elite
C. representatives of the people
D. the participants in the political process
Related Mcqs:
- C.Wright Mills wrote that the “power elite” controls_________________?
A. all political and social issues
B. the major issues like war and peace
C. the election of all national officials
D. access to Supreme Court appointments - In C.Wright Mill,s view what group constitutes an elite ?
A. Church leaders and educators
B. The corporate rich only
C. High ranking military officers only
D. The military-industrial-governmental complex - Advocates of the elitist approach believe that the ruling elite maintains its power by____________?
A. physical force
B. manipulation of the masses
C. explaining the truth to the people
D. none of the above - Like Freud Erik Erikson maintains that_______________?
A. there are five psycho sexual stages
B. the personality is fixed by age five
C. psychoanalysis including dream analysis is the only way to overcome personality problems
D. none of the above - A modern definition of class maintains that social class is constituted by____________?
A. the owners of the means of production
B. persons who have similar forms of power prestige or wealth
C. categories of people set up by governments
D. people especially endowed by nature - The female role as a passive and domestic creature may be conditioned by_______________?
A. children’s picture books
B. stress on male sports in school
C. TV ads showing women as domestics
D. all of the above - Industrialization was accompanied by_______________?
A. creation of a middle class
B. dehumanization and commodification of labor
C. continued accumulation and reinvestment of capital
D. All of the above - Historically nations are impacted by_______________?
A. change in the distribution of power
B. technological progress
C. climactic changes from the ice age to global heating
D. BOTH fluctuations in the distribution of power and technological progress - In a developing nation people start to obtain good jobs Then inflation cuts their income the people begin to feel_________________?
A. relative deprivation
B. a failure of rising expectations
C. euphoria
D. depression - Which Catholic nation displays high birthrates ?
A. Ireland
B. France
C. Italy
D. Mexico
