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Sociologists use "power" to refer to the capacity of people to control or i

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问题      Sociologists use "power" to refer to the capacity of people to control or influence the actions of others. Sociologists study power to 【C1】______  not only who exercise it, but also why it’s exercised and who benefits from its use.
     Of wealth, power and prestige, power is the hardest to measure. Most studies are nothing more than an average of 【C2】______  about where power is found. Many forms of power are so 【C3】______  hidden that only its holders know the source. Because it’s so hard to 【C4】______ , and tied to ideology, the subject of power is a source of much 【C5】______  in sociology. Some maintain that power in America is concentrated in the 【C6】______  of a few people who have a common 【C7】______ and who tend to act together. Wright Mills 【C8】______  that America is 【C9】______  by a "power elite". Others believe that power in America is 【C10】______  among many groups and people.
     Sociologists do agree that real power may not always lie 【C11】______  we think it does. Mayors of some cities, 【C12】______ , are sometimes mere figureheads looking impressive. The actual decisions are made by a handful of business leaders staying behind the 【C13】______ . Some are made at the lowest level, where the work is really 【C14】______  Such is the 【C15】______  with the police officers or teachers.
     Power may exist 【C16】______  wealth: not all the rich are powerful, and vice versa.  But the two 【C17】______  are closely related. In national politics, 【C18】______  for office are often wealthy. The Kennedy’ brothers, the Roosevelts, and Reagan are only a few men of wealth powerful in politics. Moreover, power is often used to 【C19】______  wealth. How many lawmakers, generals, or labor union heads retire 【C20】______  poverty? [br] 【C17】
选项 A、kinds
B、categories
C、groups
D、constituents
答案 B
解析 名词语义题。句意为：但是这两个范畴紧紧相连。选项A kind强调类别；选项C group注重集合概念，表示“团体，集体”，不合题意；选项D constituent表示“成分”。选项B category意思是“范畴；客观事物”，为正确答案。
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