According to C. Wright Mills, which of the following people is most likely to be a member of the power elite?

A war veteran

A senator

A professor

A mechanic

The correct answer is B. A senator

Explanation:

Charles Wright Mills was an American sociologist that lived during the 20th century mainly recognized for this ideas about the structure of society especially the ideas proposed in his book The Power Elite about the U. S. society in this Mills described regular citizens are manipulated by those that are in the power and according to Mills the "power elite" refers to leaders of political and military institutions and those that won corporations. Indeed Mills believed these people took the decision that affected all the population. Considering this, the one that would most likely to be a member of the power elite according to C. Wright Mills is a Senator as senators are leaders in political situations that along with military institutions and corporations control the society in terms of Mills.