SOCIOL 2R03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: The Power Elite, False Consciousness, Class Consciousness
21 Nov 2013
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Please note that when you are reading chapter 8 power and politics, while the sections on black power (183-188) and brown power (188-189) are important, there are no. Power: (weber) the ability to achieve one"s will in spite of opposition. C. wright mills (1956) the power elite. Interwoven interests of the leaders of the military, corporate and political elements of society (john porter (1965) viewed the economic elite as most powerful in canada) False consciousness: inability of those within a specific class to recognize their class position. Class identity: an awareness of membership in a distinct class. Class opposition: the belief that the interests of the workers and capitalists are inherently opposed (grabb and guppy, 2009: 55) Paradox of democracy: increasing disillusionment with the political process and thus not exercising their voting rights (giddens, 2000, referenced in sernau, 2014: 202). Global power: economic trend has been toward globalization (rising power of corporations)
