A problem with power elite theory according to your text is ______.
A. it does not explain how the elites come to power
B. it assumes that elites share a common worldview
C. it does not explain how people come to elect certain types of elite to office
D. it is unclear and vague in its explanation
Answer: B
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a. drug abusing b. runaway c. eating disordered d. all of the above
There are five approaches are useful for locating concentrations of high-risk groups. List the five approaches and how they are useful in program planning.
What will be an ideal response?
Marx claimed social stratification would end with the creation of a socialist economy. What was Weber's view?
a. Weber thought socialism would reduce economic differences but also create a political elite, increasing differences in power. b. Weber thought capitalism could not be changed. c. Weber thought socialism would create a new high-prestige nobility. d. Weber agreed with Marx.
C. Wright Mills was worried about what he referred to as “public issues” on people’s private lives, or rather:
a. The influence of social structures and history on their lives. b. The ability to see when to make a private issue a public one. c. The examination of gender on a person’s private life. d. The perception of a person based on their gender.