Question

This thinker noted “nowadays men everywhere seek to know where they stand” in describing the Fourth Epoch. This thinker wrote of connecting “cultural with political criticism” (15[1])in defining the term “Left” in his “Letter to the New Left.” The main argument of a book by this thinker was disputed in an analysis of New Haven titled Who Governs? by Robert Dahl. In a chapter called “The Promise,” this thinker noted how people “feel that their (*) private lives are a series of traps.” This thinker analyzed the relationship between self and society in The Sociological Imagination. In his most famous book, this thinker analyzed “The Chief Executives” and “The Corporate Rich” who belong to the title group. (-5[1])For 10 points, name this sociologist who noted how a small group dominates financial and political interests in The Power Elite. ■END■ (0[1])

ANSWER: C. Wright Mills [or Charles Wright Mills]
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Benjamin ChapmanToronto WearyToronto Rofl2515
Micah ColmanWaterloo MikuWaterloo Hatsune115-5
Marcus Forbes-GreenToronto JoyMixed-Affiliated Contingency, Off the Team & Absent: Wong, Adrian1370

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2023 Penn Bowl (Harvard)10/21/2023Y333%0%67%108.00
2023 Penn Bowl (Mainsite)10/21/2023Y6100%17%0%106.17
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2023 Penn Bowl @ FSU10/28/2023Y250%0%0%115.00