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Sociology Optional PYQ Solutions · Model answer

Write short note: Power of the Elite.

  • UPSC 1989
  • Politics and Society

Max Weber (Economy and Society, 1922) defined power as the chance of carrying out one's will even against resistance. Elite theory holds that such power is concentrated in a minority. Understanding the power of the elite means asking three things: where it comes from, how it is used, and what limits it.

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  • Sources of elite power
  • How elite power is exercised
  • Is elite power cumulative?
  • Limits on elite power
  • Conclusion

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