What is hegemony?

A. a stratified social order in which subordinates comply with domination by internalizing their rulers' values and accepting the "naturalness" of domination

B. open, public interactions between dominators and the oppressed-the outer shell of power relations

C. use of social controls that induce guilt and shame in the population

D. overt sociopolitical strategies used to control people E. the critique of power by the oppressed that goes on offstage, in private, where the power holders can't see it

Answer

Hegemony is a stratified social order in which subordinates comply with domination by internalizing their rulers' values and accepting the "naturalness" of domination.

Explanation:

A hegemony, like the answer says, describes a situation where a group exerts dominance over another group. This can happen in political, business or financial circles. This dominance is portrayed as the natural order of things.

The dominant group in a hegemony portrays its values and ideals as being right and those under their dominion comply or risk seeing their different opinions as threats that would have to be dealt with.