Power in American Society

Abstract: A 1 page discussion of the concept of power. Distinguishes between legitimate power and illegitimate power specifying that legitimate power entails as consideration of the greater good and public consensus. Warns that illegitimate power is on a growing trend in the U.S. and that it is the rich who has this power and the poor who are exploited under it. Bibliography lists 1 source.

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Subcatagory: Issues In Sociology/Mixed

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