Which of the following statements best describes the theory of pluralism?
A. No matter whom one asks there is general agreement that a small group of people are the power brokers in a community.
B. Corporate members of a community are active in some way, in different policy areas, and have an equal effect on the community's decisions.
C. The "powers that be," generally those with a large amount of control over the local economy, are the real power brokers in a community.
D. A variety of people in a community are active (not just the power elite), and generally different people are active in different policy areas.
E. A plurality of values, specific to a community, is the underlying source of community power.
D
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