Mills argues that there are three major institutional forces in modern American society in which the power of decision making has become centralized. Which of the following is NOT one of these forces?

a. economic institutions

b. social order

c. political order

d. military order

b. social order

Explanation:

Sociologist C. Wright Mills mentioned the concept of power elite, from which he means a small group of powerful individuals who have a dominant position in American society and influence the decision making in a nation and its resulted consequences have enormous impact on the common civilian population. The power elites are divided in three main institutional basis:

High-rank political leaders High-rank * military leaders Corporate owners.