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Table 6-1. Kerbo’s Chapter 6: The Upper Class (Outline)

• Who Are the Upper Class?
• How Do They Dominate Society Today?
• How Do they Govern?
• A Policy Formation Model

Table 6-2. Classes Defined by Class, Status, and Party

Class Location Base of Class Location Class Status Party Upper Class Wealthy Leisure Active Corporate Wealthy Business Active Managerial Rich Business Probably Votes Professional Rich Professional May be Active Working Class Moderate Family Might Vote Lower Class Poor Street Inactive

Table 6-3. Upper Class Family Backgrounds of Corporate

Elites (Kerbo, p. 166)

Domhoff’s Study of Corporate Directors Corporation type Percent Upper Class Top 20 Industrials 54% Top 15 Banks 62% Top 15 Insurance 44% Top 15 Transportation 53% Top 15 Utilities 30% Dye’s Exclusive Club Membership Top 201 Corporate Leaders 44%

Table 6-4. Upper Class Origins of Government Elite

Domhoff Study Position in Government Percent Upper Class Cabinet (1932-1964) Secretary of State 63% Secretary of Defense 62% Secretary of the Treasury 63% Mintz Study All Cabinets (1897-1973) 66% Democratic Cabinets (97-1973) 60% Republican Cabinets (97-1973) 71% Dye Study Top Officials (1970) 6% Top Military (1970) 9%

Figure 6-2. The Policy Formation Process (Kerbo, p. 176)

Corporations Personal Wealth Foundations Universities Policy- Planning Groups Government Commissions National News Media Executive Agencies Congressional Committees Courts