The Elite Theory - The top executives - Mills' theory

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Who are the power elite according to Mills?

Those who command the resources of bureaucratic organizations

What are the three domains (or major institutions) where large bureaucracies and hierarchies arise?

Government, military & corporations

What is the name of these domains as phenomena?

The military-industrial complex
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What does Mills mean with unified and cohesive bureaucracies?

He claims that among these three different domains, a network of cohesive or unified elites exists. There are no discrete clusters of the three domains but they are fused together through tight patterns of circulation and assocation.

What is the social structure of industrial society according to Mills?

The power elite, white-collar professionals, midlevel organized interests, the masses.

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