Pluralism

Critiques of Pluralism
 Myrdal’s “Moral Dilemma”
 Blalock’s Power Relations
 Hero’s Two-Tiered Pluralism

Other Theories
 Modernization/Development
 Internal Colonialism

Variables Highlighted by McClain and Stewart
 Group identity and cohesion
 Political ideology
 Partisan identification
 Voting behavior
 Interest group activities