Sociology : Organizational Sociology
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Example Question #1 : Groups, Organizations, And Bureaucracies
What is democratic elitism?
Describes the use of representatives in a large democracy, such as a senate or parliament
Describes a democracy in which the upper class still controls most decisions
Theory that democratic participation in large society is and should limited to regular elections of political leaders
Describes the ideology that democracy is the best functioning social order
None of these
Theory that democratic participation in large society is and should limited to regular elections of political leaders
Democratic elitism holds that democracy is limited in a large society, because in the end not everyone has an equal say. The theory of democratic elitism considers that the most power that the masses can and should have is the ability to regularly elect their representatives (thus, selecting the 'elite') to make the decisions for them, because the pluralist idea that everyone has a say is a folly and not truly realizable.
Example Question #1 : Organizational Sociology
The Iron Rule of Oligarchy states that __________.
small organizations are more often ruled by elites than large organizations
all large organizations are ruled collectively
large organizations are more likely to be ruled collectively than small organizations
all organizations are ruled by elites
all large organizations are ruled by elites
all large organizations are ruled by elites
The Iron Law of Oligarchy states that all large organizations are ruled by elites. Small organizations can be ruled collectively, but most large organizations are hierarchical and are ruled by elites at the top.
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