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LaDunn

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Discuss Gaetano Mosca's argument for the reason why society is stratified.
 
  What will be an ideal response

Question 2

Of the six social classes in America, the lower middle class has the highest percentage of members.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false


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Answer to Question 1

Mosca argued that every society is stratified by power. He said this was inevitable. The basics premises of Mosca's argument are as follows:
(1 ) no society can exist unless it is organized;
(2 ) leadership or political organization requires inequalities of power;
(3 ) human nature is self-centered.

Answer to Question 2

TRUE



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