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” in defining the term “Left” in his “Letter to the New Left.” The main argument of a book by this thinker (15[1])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 (10[1])book, (10[1])this thinker analyzed “The Chief Executives” and “The Corporate Rich” who belong to the title group. For 10 points, name this sociologist (10[1])who noted how a small group dominates financial and political interests in The Power Elite. (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: C. Wright Mills [or Charles Wright Mills]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Caleb KendrickUMD ARIT4615
Nathan ZhangCornell BSwarthmore9810
Jerry VinokurovJohn JayJHU A9910
Geoffrey WuColumbia BJHU B12110
John John GrogerColumbia ANYU13610
Danny PeelenRITUMD B13710

Summary

2023 Penn Bowl (Harvard)10/21/2023Y333%0%67%108.00
2023 Penn Bowl (Mainsite)10/21/2023Y6100%17%0%106.17
2023 Penn Bowl (Norcal)10/28/2023Y250%0%50%94.00
2023 Penn Bowl (South Central)10/28/2023Y367%0%33%90.50
2023 Penn Bowl (UK)10/28/2023Y580%0%40%110.75
2023 Penn Bowl @ Waterloo10/28/2023Y333%33%33%25.00
2023 Penn Bowl @ UNC10/28/2023Y4100%25%25%100.75
2023 Penn Bowl @ FSU10/28/2023Y250%0%0%115.00