Sociology Of Elites: A Sociological Theory Of Elites
CHAPTER-2
SOCIOLOGY OF ELITES: A THEORETICAL DISCUSSION
2.1 Introduction:
The word ‘elite’ has its roots in the notion of the ‘elect’ , the few who are chosen by God to be the selected membes of the society (Scott 1990: ix). During the eighteenth century, ‘elite’ replaced ‘elect’ in common usage, referring to those of elevated social status. It was Vilfredo Pareto who first turned this word into sociological analysis, by placing it within the framework of his sociological and political theory. In this way the meaning of the word was transformed into that of small and powerful group (ibid: ix). The origin of the concept of ‘elite’ can be traced from the writings of italian theorists Vilfredo Pareto and Gaetano Mosca who had set out to provide …show more content…
power to be defined? Scott is well cognizant of the centrality of this issue: Elites are most functionally perceived, next, in relation to the grasping and employing of power. This implicitly raises a more setback, as power itself is a much-contested concept and has been described in countless disparate approachs. Power, in its most complete sense, can be perceived as the creation of causal results, and communal power is an agent's intentional use of causal states to alter the conduct of supplementary agents. At its simplest, next, communal power is a bipartite relation amid two agents, one of whom is the 'principal' or paramount agent, and the supplementary the 'subaltern' or subordinate agent. The main has or exerts power, as the subaltern is altered by the power of a principal” …show more content…
H., (1987), Social Mobility and Class Structure (originally 1980), Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Gouldner, A. W., (1954), Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy, New York: Free Press.
Held, D., (1989), Political Theory and the Modern State, Cambridge: Polity Press. Hunter, F., (1953), Community Power Structure, Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press.
Innovative Issues and Approaches in Social Sciences, Vol. 6, No. 3
Innovative Issues and Approaches in Social Sciences, Vol. 6, No. 3
Michels, R., (1927), First Lectures in Political Sociology, New York: Harper and Row.
Miliband, R., (1969), The State in Capitalist Society, London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson.
Mills, C. W., (1956), The Power Elite, New York: Oxford University Press.
Mintz, B. and Schwartz, M., (1985), The Power Structure of American Business, Chicago: Chicago University Press.
Mintz, B., (1975), 'The President's cabinet, 1897–1972: A contribution to the power structure debate', in Scott, John (ed.), (1990), The Sociology of Elites, Volume 2, Aldershot: Edward Elgar Publishing.
Morishima, M. (1978),The Introduction to Max’s Economics: A Dual Theory Of Value and Growth. Cambridge: Cambridge University
SOCIOLOGY OF ELITES: A THEORETICAL DISCUSSION
2.1 Introduction:
The word ‘elite’ has its roots in the notion of the ‘elect’ , the few who are chosen by God to be the selected membes of the society (Scott 1990: ix). During the eighteenth century, ‘elite’ replaced ‘elect’ in common usage, referring to those of elevated social status. It was Vilfredo Pareto who first turned this word into sociological analysis, by placing it within the framework of his sociological and political theory. In this way the meaning of the word was transformed into that of small and powerful group (ibid: ix). The origin of the concept of ‘elite’ can be traced from the writings of italian theorists Vilfredo Pareto and Gaetano Mosca who had set out to provide …show more content…
power to be defined? Scott is well cognizant of the centrality of this issue: Elites are most functionally perceived, next, in relation to the grasping and employing of power. This implicitly raises a more setback, as power itself is a much-contested concept and has been described in countless disparate approachs. Power, in its most complete sense, can be perceived as the creation of causal results, and communal power is an agent's intentional use of causal states to alter the conduct of supplementary agents. At its simplest, next, communal power is a bipartite relation amid two agents, one of whom is the 'principal' or paramount agent, and the supplementary the 'subaltern' or subordinate agent. The main has or exerts power, as the subaltern is altered by the power of a principal” …show more content…
H., (1987), Social Mobility and Class Structure (originally 1980), Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Gouldner, A. W., (1954), Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy, New York: Free Press.
Held, D., (1989), Political Theory and the Modern State, Cambridge: Polity Press. Hunter, F., (1953), Community Power Structure, Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press.
Innovative Issues and Approaches in Social Sciences, Vol. 6, No. 3
Innovative Issues and Approaches in Social Sciences, Vol. 6, No. 3
Michels, R., (1927), First Lectures in Political Sociology, New York: Harper and Row.
Miliband, R., (1969), The State in Capitalist Society, London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson.
Mills, C. W., (1956), The Power Elite, New York: Oxford University Press.
Mintz, B. and Schwartz, M., (1985), The Power Structure of American Business, Chicago: Chicago University Press.
Mintz, B., (1975), 'The President's cabinet, 1897–1972: A contribution to the power structure debate', in Scott, John (ed.), (1990), The Sociology of Elites, Volume 2, Aldershot: Edward Elgar Publishing.
Morishima, M. (1978),The Introduction to Max’s Economics: A Dual Theory Of Value and Growth. Cambridge: Cambridge University