The pluralist model of power relations in the United States suggests that
A. power is concentrated in the hands of a small group of military, corporate, and political leaders.
B. power is held by many competing groups that have access to government, so no single group is dominant.
C. power is held by a group of charismatic leaders.
D. power is concentrated in the hands of a small group of military, corporate, and political leaders and is held by a group of charismatic leaders.
B. power is held by many competing groups that have access to government, so no single group is dominant.
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a. a product of rule-makers. b. a structural strain. c. unfounded. d. a claims-making activity.
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A) chronically higher blood pressure. B) higher levels of the stress hormone. C) poor sleep habits. D) hypersexuality.
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a. functionalism b. the conflict perspective c. most older Americans d. symbolic interactionists