100 Books: Texts That Influenced My Thinking–The Power Elite by C. Wright Mills

He once claimed that Behemoth had given him the “tools to grasp and analyze the entire total structure and as a warning of what could happen in a modern capitalist democracy.” According to Mills, members of the “power elite” are those who occupy the dominant positions, in the dominant institutions (military, economic and political) of […]

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American Cinema: Cyclical History of Hollywood, 1927-2027

100 Books: Texts That Influenced My Thinking–Diamond, Reputation of the American Businessman

The Reputation of the American Businessman, by Sigmund Diamond

100 Books: Texts That Shaped My Thinking–Howard S. Becker’s Outsiders

Becker, Howard S. Outsiders. One of the most groundbreaking sociology texts, Howard S. Becker’s Outsiders is a thorough exploration of social deviance and how it can be addressed in an understanding manner. A thoroughly researched exploration of social deviance and the application of what is known as “labeling theory” to the studies of deviance. With […]

100 Books: Texts That Influenced My Thinking–Becker, Howard S.:

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