Which Statement Summarizes a Belief of Elite Theorists

question 73

Multiple Choice

Which statement summarizes a belief of elite theorists?

• A) Small groups occupy the command posts of society.
• B) Power is widely distributed among small groups of people.
• C) Everyone has a chance to become a member of the ruling class.
• D) Only the educated elite should have the right to govern.

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Definitions:

Personality Development

The formation of an individual's distinctive character traits, behaviors, and patterns of thinking across the lifespan.

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies unconsciously used to protect a person from anxiety arising from unacceptable thoughts or feelings.

Repression

A defense mechanism where unpleasant thoughts, memories, or desires are kept out of conscious awareness.

Oedipus Complex

A psychoanalytic theory introduced by Sigmund Freud, which suggests that a child has unconscious sexual desires for their opposite-sex parent and hostility toward the same-sex parent.