SOCIOL 2S06 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: The Power Elite, Ralf Dahrendorf, Elite
13 Jan 2017
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Lecture 21 30 some approaches within early neo-marxian theory (nov 16 jan 13) Coercion & consent reason capitalist state would go in action to try to put down the revolution. Coercion the threat of physical force this kept the proletariat in line, if they did rise up and tried then the: argued that there(cid:495)s a far more imp that revolution didn(cid:495)t occur, b/c of consent. The concept of hegemony (the intellectual moral & political leadership which is consensual: gramsci made a particular version of this concept (including proletariat) consensual. Dom group will exercise this leadership over another group and this leadership will be: dom group uses ideas to make various linkages to subordinate groups. Specific interests of capitalists will be represented as general interests of everyone in society. Capitalists have specific interests in generating economic profits. Uses linkages that will make interests targeting sub groups. We don(cid:495)t have to just talk about bourgeoisie and proletariat but other groups.
