the establishment is associated with the concept of power elite.
who is associated with the concept of power elite?
the establishment
the power elite





















































the power elite is a 1956 book by sociologist c. wright mills, in which mills calls attention to the interwoven interests of the leaders of the military, corporate, and political elements of society and suggests that the ordinary citizen is a relatively powerless subject of manipulation by those entities.





















































section::::background.
the power elite
mills explains that the power elite embody a privileged class whose members are able to recognize their high position within society. in order to maintain their highly exalted position within society, members of the power elite tend to marry one another, understand and accept one another, and also work together. the most crucial aspect of the power elite's existence lays within the core of education. "youthful upper-class members attend prominent preparatory schools, which not only open doors to such elite universities as harvard, yale, and princeton but also to the universities' highly exclusive clubs. these memberships in turn pave the way to the prominent social clubs located in all major cities and serving as sites for important business contacts." examples of elite members who attended prestigious universities and were members of highly exclusive clubs can be seen in george w. bush and john kerry. both bush and kerry were members of the skull and bones club while attending yale university. this club includes members of some of the most powerful men of the twentieth century, all of which are forbidden to tell others about the secrets of their exclusive club. throughout the years, the skull and bones club has included presidents, cabinet officers, supreme court justices, spies, captains of industry, and often their sons and daughters join the exclusive club, creating a social and political network like none ever seen before.
social stratification