C Wright Mills and Conflict Perspective

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C.WRIGHT MILLS AND CONFLICT PERSPECTIVE

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Introduction

• Conflicts occur in the society due to
  competition.
• Inequities of sex, age, race, rank, can result
  into power inequities, as well as conflicts.
• The contemporary conflict perspective focuses
  upon gender, racial and social class inequities.

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About C.Wright Mills

• American scholar born in Texas, Waco area.
• Attained ph.D in sociology in 1941 from
  Wisconsin-Madison University.
• His works focus was on social disproportion,
  elites power and society.
• Died in 1962

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Conflict Perspective

• Originated from the efforts of Karl Marx.
• Sustained by Wright Mills in some years later.
• Societies have a tendency of being in conflict.
• Distribution of power and wealth remains unequal.
• Dominant groups employ power and authority in
  controlling most or all the other social
  structure aspects.

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Conclusion

• C. Wright Mills is a contemporary conflict
  theorist
• His works have made much impact in the modern
  society.
• He established that conflict is an indispensable
  societal aspect.
• Mills agrees with Marxist views.

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