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Table 6-1. Kerbo’s Chapter 6: The Upper Class (Outline)
Who Are the Upper Class? How Do They Dominate Society Today? How Do they Govern? A Policy Formation Model
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Table 6-2. Classes Defined by Class, Status, and Party
Class Location Base of Class Location Class Status Party Upper Class Wealthy Leisure Active Corporate Business Managerial Rich Probably Votes Professional May be Active Working Class Moderate Family Might Vote Lower Class Poor Street Inactive
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Financial corporation A
Figure 6-1. Upper Class Economic Control through Stock Ownership and Corporate Control (Kerbo, p. 164) Upper Class Stock Ownership Corporation B Financial corporation A with stock control of Corporation B
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Domhoff’s Study of Corporate Directors Dye’s Exclusive Club Membership
Table 6-3. Upper Class Family Backgrounds of Corporate Elites (Kerbo, p. 166) Domhoff’s Study of Corporate Directors Corporation type Percent Upper Class Top 20 Industrials 54% Top 15 Banks 62% Top 15 Insurance 44% Top 15 Transportation 53% Top 15 Utilities 30% Dye’s Exclusive Club Membership Top 201 Corporate Leaders
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Table 6-4. Upper Class Origins of Government Elite
Domhoff Study Position in Government Percent Upper Class Cabinet ( ) Secretary of State 63% Secretary of Defense 62% Secretary of the Treasury Mintz Study All Cabinets ( ) 66% Democratic Cabinets ( ) 60% Republican Cabinets ( ) 71% Dye Study Top Officials (1970) 6% Top Military (1970) 9%
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Political Action Committee Donation (rounded to millions)
Table 6-5. Largest Political Action Committee Contributions (November 2004; from Kerbo, 2006, Sixth Edition, p. 165) Political Action Committee Donation (rounded to millions) Real Estate $43 million Securities/Investment $35 million Health Professionals $34 million Insurance $19 million General Contractor $16 million Commercial Bank $15 million Oil and Gas $14 million
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Figure 6-2. The Policy Formation Process (Kerbo, p. 176)
Government Commissions Foundations Corporations Executive Agencies Congressional Committees Courts Policy- Planning Groups Personal Wealth National News Media Universities
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