Author Question: Explain how the pluralist model, the power-elite model, and the Marxist political-economy model each ... (Read 286 times)

waynest · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

Explain how the pluralist model, the power-elite model, and the Marxist political-economy model each provide a distinctive view of power in the United States. Provide one criticism of each model. Which model comes closest to your own view? Why?

What is an Ideal response?

Question 2

Each year, about how many U.S. workers suffer a work-related illness or injury?

a. 100
b. 1,000
c. 110,000
d. 1 million

orangecrush · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 2, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Pluralist model: an analysis of the political system that sees power widely distributed among various groups and organizations in a society.
Power-elite model:an analysis of the political system that sees power as concentrated among members of a small elite.
Marxist political-economy model: an analysis that sees the concentration of wealth and power in society as resulting from capitalism.

Answer to Question 2

(Answer: d)