Which of the following writers are from Italy? (i) Vilfredo Pareto (ii) Gaetano Mosca (iii) Robert…
Vilfredo Pareto and Gaetano Mosca are the two classic Italian founders of the elite theory of power. Robert Michels was a German-born sociologist (who later taught in Italy)…
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Which of the following writers are from Italy?
(i) Vilfredo Pareto
(ii) Gaetano Mosca
(iii) Robert Michels
(iv) C. Wright Mills
Answer and explanation
Correct answer A
Vilfredo Pareto and Gaetano Mosca are the two classic Italian founders of the elite theory of power. Robert Michels was a German-born sociologist (who later taught in Italy) and C. Wright Mills was an American sociologist who authored The Power Elite. Thus, (i) and (ii) is the correct pair.
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