Keller's Variation on the Pluralist Model Calls on "Strategic Elites

question 14

Multiple Choice

Keller's variation on the pluralist model calls on "strategic elites" to manage modern, complex pluralistic societies. What is the inherent problem of such a solution identified by some scholars?

• A) There is no way to ensure that ideology or personal points of view will take precedence over a "common purpose."
• B) Some individuals lack an expertise and are ineligible to be elites. This perpetuates inequality.
• C) Strategic elites tend to dominate other elites and frustrate such a system.
• D) Elites in an egalitarian (i.e. pluralist) society is a contradiction in terms.

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Definitions:

Retinas

The light-sensitive layer of tissue at the back of the inner eye, essential for converting light into neural signals for vision.

Ciliary Body

The ciliary body is a part of the eye that includes the ciliary muscle, which controls the shape of the lens, and the ciliary epithelium, which produces the aqueous humor.

Choroid

A layer of the eye between the retina and the sclera, rich in blood vessels, providing oxygen and nutrients to the inner parts of the eye.

Lens

A piece of transparent material, typically glass or plastic, that refracts or focuses light rays, used in glasses and cameras.