SOCY 1000 McConnell Final Exam
Law is the basis for what type of authority? ;~legal rational
Who presented an instrumental Marxian theory of the state in his book Who Rules America? ;~G.
William Domhoff
What does one have when he can exercise his own will in spite of resistance from others? ;~power
What theory assumes a balance of power will result from competition within a political
system? ;~group pluralism
What kind of theory observes that most individuals in government come from the capitalist
class? ;~instrumental marxian theory
When people see a ruling group's power as legitimate and do not question it, the ruling group has
what? ;~authority
The problem of succession is solved in what kind of authority by following what had been done in the
past? ;~traditional authority
Whose theory finds power concentrated among a small number of corporate, political, and military
elites? ;~C Wright Mills, Power Elite theory
Who wrote, "The executive of the modern state is but a committee for managing the common affairs
of the whole bourgeoisies"? ;~Marx and Engel
, Which of the types of authority identified by Weber comes from the personal qualities of an
individual, which seem to be superhuman or supernatural? ;~charismatic authority
A ruling group may have power, but not authority. ;~true
The authority of the U.S. government is legal-rational. ;~true
C. Wright Mills saw a balance of power distributed throughout the U.S. population. ;~false
Group pluralist theory and instrumental Marxian theory are based on the same assumptions. ;~false
How can rulers turn power into authority? ;~If you have the power to make people do what they
don't want to do and you can convince the people you have the power you can make them think you
have the authority.
"legitimize your power"
What are the differences between pluralist political theories and Marxian theories of the state? ;~In
group pluralism, there are different groups that have control at different times and in the Marxian
theory the bourgeoise has all the power. They are the only group that has control.
Theodor Adorno was a member of what? ;~Frankfort school
The food people eat is an example of what? ;~material culture
Clifford Geertz defined culture as a system of what? ;~meaning
Weber presents a metaphor of ideas in history being a what? ;~switchman
Whom does mass culture theory identify as the producers of culture? ;~cultural industry
Law is the basis for what type of authority? ;~legal rational
Who presented an instrumental Marxian theory of the state in his book Who Rules America? ;~G.
William Domhoff
What does one have when he can exercise his own will in spite of resistance from others? ;~power
What theory assumes a balance of power will result from competition within a political
system? ;~group pluralism
What kind of theory observes that most individuals in government come from the capitalist
class? ;~instrumental marxian theory
When people see a ruling group's power as legitimate and do not question it, the ruling group has
what? ;~authority
The problem of succession is solved in what kind of authority by following what had been done in the
past? ;~traditional authority
Whose theory finds power concentrated among a small number of corporate, political, and military
elites? ;~C Wright Mills, Power Elite theory
Who wrote, "The executive of the modern state is but a committee for managing the common affairs
of the whole bourgeoisies"? ;~Marx and Engel
, Which of the types of authority identified by Weber comes from the personal qualities of an
individual, which seem to be superhuman or supernatural? ;~charismatic authority
A ruling group may have power, but not authority. ;~true
The authority of the U.S. government is legal-rational. ;~true
C. Wright Mills saw a balance of power distributed throughout the U.S. population. ;~false
Group pluralist theory and instrumental Marxian theory are based on the same assumptions. ;~false
How can rulers turn power into authority? ;~If you have the power to make people do what they
don't want to do and you can convince the people you have the power you can make them think you
have the authority.
"legitimize your power"
What are the differences between pluralist political theories and Marxian theories of the state? ;~In
group pluralism, there are different groups that have control at different times and in the Marxian
theory the bourgeoise has all the power. They are the only group that has control.
Theodor Adorno was a member of what? ;~Frankfort school
The food people eat is an example of what? ;~material culture
Clifford Geertz defined culture as a system of what? ;~meaning
Weber presents a metaphor of ideas in history being a what? ;~switchman
Whom does mass culture theory identify as the producers of culture? ;~cultural industry
