SOCL 3101 : Sociological Theory Test 3 Notes
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Or people just use them to reinforce their preexisting opinions: critical theory, robert michels (1876-1936, laid forth the "iron law of oligarchy, describes how power always become concentrated in the hands of a few individuals. Once someone is designated as the leader of the group, that leader is no longer going to be spending as much time associating with the group. He will now be spending most of his time with leaders of other groups: the goals switch from what is best for the group to the group leader"s self interest, in particular, how to maintain their power. And that goal of staying in power inevitably leads to corruption: difficult for the rank and file members of the group to do anything. The leaders have more control of resources than the rank and file membership. Coming up with: functional rationality, using those ideas to achieve a truly rational idea. desired goals.
