Discuss the cultural transmission within and social mobility of the elite in Domhoff. Discuss the similarities and differences between Mills’ power elite and the upper class referred to by Domhoff. Discuss the notion of Reich’s American social compact in relation to the power elite, Domhoff’s upper classes, and the persistence of the poor or underclass in the U.S. How might these concepts be interrelated or interdependent? In your group’s opinion, what is the most compelling argument or function of the poor or underclass as discussed by Gans. Why?

Discuss the cultural transmission within and social mobility of the elite in Domhoff. Discuss the similarities and differences between Mills’ power elite and the upper class referred to by Domhoff. Discuss the notion of Reich’s American social compact in relation to the power elite, Domhoff’s upper classes, and the persistence of the poor or underclass in the U.S. How might these concepts be interrelated or interdependent? In your group’s opinion, what is the most compelling argument or function of the poor or underclass as discussed by Gans. Why?