“The life-fate of the modern individual depends not only upon the family into which he was born or which he enters by marriage, but increasingly upon the corporation in which he spends the most alert hours of his best years.”
Book:The Power Elite
Quote by C. Wright Mills
Work
The Power Elite
A seminal work in the field of political science, this book delves into the structure and dynamics of the power elite in the United States, analyzing the relationships between government, business, and the military. more
Author
C. Wright Mills
C. Wright Mills was an American sociologist known for his research on power structures and social conflict. His work emphasized the impact of social structures on individual lives and introduced the concept of 'the sociological imagination'. more
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