Chapter 10

Which theory claims that no one group dominates power and instead many groups compete and compromise?

• Pluralist Theory of Power

• Power Elite Theory

• Marxist Theory

• Symbolic Interactionism

Which theory argues that a small group of elites hold power and coordinate across institutions?

• Pluralism

• The Elite Theory of Power (C. Wright Mills)

• Democratic Theory

• Functionalism

Command posts, as defined by Mills, refer to:

• Military jobs

• Clerical positions

• Key leadership roles in institutions like government, business, and the military

• Classroom monitors

What are interlocks in elite networks?

• Legal contracts

• Shared memberships among elites in multiple organizations or boards

• Marriages among rich families

• Business monopolies

The revolving door contributes to elite power by:

• Encouraging part-time work

• Allowing elites to rotate between leadership roles in government, business, and media

• Providing career changes for the middle class

• Increasing voter turnout

Social closure refers to:

• A cultural trend

• Economic recession

• Processes that limit access to resources, roles, or positions to preserve elite status

• The end of a business

The three types of capital are:

• Cultural, legal, and genetic

• Economic, social, and cultural

• Structural, physical, and virtual

• Mental, moral, and material

Economic capital is defined as:

• Wealth and financial resources

• Shared ideas

• Institutional degrees

• Taste in art

Social capital is:

• Savings bonds

• The value of one’s social relationships and networks

• Educational status

• Public housing

Cultural capital includes:

• Taxes

• Knowledge, tastes, and behaviors valued by elites

• Land ownership

• Voting rights