Beyond the Ruling Class: Strategic Elites in Modern Society

Abstract

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- INTRODUCTION TO THE TRANSACTION EDITION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1. INTRODUCTION TO THE ORIGINAL EDITION -- Elites defined -- Influential theories of elites -- Questions and pitfalls in the study of elites -- Plan of this book -- 2. STRATEGIC ELITES: HISTORICAL ANTECEDENTS -- Types of social core groups -- The rise of social core groups and social classes -- Two historical illustrations -- Origins of social classes -- The perpetuation of social classes -- The ruling class: Marx and Engels -- The ruling class and strategic elites -- 3. STRATEGIC ELITES: CONCOMITANT SOCIAL FORCES -- Growth of population -- Growth of the division of labor -- Growth of formal organization and its social implications -- Growth of moral diversity -- Rise of functional elites -- Elites as minorities -- 4. THE SOCIAL FUNCTIONS OF STRATEGIC ELITES -- A junctional model of the social system -- Emergent types of elites -- External and internal elites -- Modes of organization -- Instrumental and expressive aspects of elite roles -- 5. THE EMERGENCE OF STRATEGIC ELITES: SELECTED CASES -- Elites in industrialized societies -- A note on elites in the developing countries -- Rank order among strategic elites -- 6. STRATEGIC ELITES AND THE MORAL ORDER -- The collective conscience and strategic elites -- Moral differences among strategic elites -- Cohesion among strategic elites -- 7. THE SYMBOLIC ROLE OF STRATEGIC ELITES -- Three kinds of collective symbols -- Instrumental and symbolic functions -- Symbolic reciprocity between strategic elites and their publics -- Symbols and sentiments -- 8. RECRUITMENT, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND REWARDS -- Desirable attributes -- The search for candidates -- Selecting desirable candidates -- Attracting desirable candidates -- Responsibilities and rewards -- Patterns of recruitment

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