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KoKo

(84,711 posts)
Wed Jan 27, 2016, 08:27 PM Jan 2016

Interlocking Families! Is the U.S Ruled by a Power Elite? C. Wright Mills Wrote About This:

http://www.cwrightmills.org/

Introduction to United States Sociology (C. Wright Mills): Professor Colin Samson

University of Essex

Published on Feb 22, 2013
Department of Sociology: http://www.essex.ac.uk/sociology/
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In this video, Professor Colin Samson, from our Department of Sociology discusses the life and works of american sociologist, C. Wright Mills.



This module (SC164-4-SP: Introduction to United States Sociology) can also be taken as part of our BA Liberal Arts course. To find out more about studying Liberal Arts go to: essex.ac.uk/cish
If you are interested in studying sociology, we offer a wide range of courses, covering the areas of criminology, media and sociology.

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Interlocking Families! Is the U.S Ruled by a Power Elite? C. Wright Mills Wrote About This: (Original Post) KoKo Jan 2016 OP
Very good and very true. LiberalArkie Jan 2016 #1
Thanks for the reply! KoKo Jan 2016 #3
Thank You For Sharing cantbeserious Jan 2016 #2
I read this book in college in the 1970's and still have it in my library. kimbutgar Jan 2016 #4

KoKo

(84,711 posts)
3. Thanks for the reply!
Wed Jan 27, 2016, 08:59 PM
Jan 2016

I thought Professor Colin Samson from Sociology Department at University of Essex does an incredible job in this video of bringing Mill's work into our current times. Its a long watch...but, I sure could identify with what he's saying in my experience out in the corporate world. He was so ahead of his time! And, that he is so little known these days given his Bio is very sad. Chris Hedges, Chomsky and a few others have mentioned him...and hopefully with Bernie running more will get interested in reading about him.

"The Revolution" has got to come! 's Rethinking!

kimbutgar

(23,282 posts)
4. I read this book in college in the 1970's and still have it in my library.
Wed Jan 27, 2016, 09:00 PM
Jan 2016

Same thing with theory of a leisure class. The rich have always controlled outer government. They lost control when FDR got elected and then Nixon started giving back our government to the rich and Reagan opened that pandora station box which I hope we can close if Bernie gets elected and flip the houses to democrats. It will take a couple of cycles if we can convince people it is in their better interests.

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