In General, What Has the Power Resource Theory Contributed to Sociologists

question 55

Multiple Choice

In general, what has the power resource theory contributed to sociologists' understandings of political power?

• A) that democratic politics is about compromise and the accommodation of group interests
• B) that despite compromise and accommodation, power is concentrated among high-status groups in society
• C) that despite the concentration of power in society, shifts in the distribution of power do occur
• D) that despite the influence of the distribution of power on political life, the state exerts a powerful independent influence

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