Elites are sociologically defined as the small proportion of the population (approximately 1-2-3%) that concentrates social power in their hands; this social power comes in four basic forms: coercive/military power, economic power, administrative/political power, and ideological/persuasive power.
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Peter TurchinEvidence Quote
“the small proportion of the population that concentrates Social Power in their hands Social Power is ability to influence other people's behavior and it comes in four basic flavors first of all you can force people to do it so this is the military or coercive power you can pay people to do what you want this is economic power you can order them by virtue of being the boss that's the administrative or political power and the softest but extremely powerful power is ideological”
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