Dickens, David R.Lacy, Michael G.Landon, DonRucker, Bob2009-05-192009-05-191976-04-01Mid-American Review of Sociology, Volume 1, Number 1 (SPRING, 1976), pp. 41-70 http://dx.doi.org/10.17161/STR.1808.4788https://hdl.handle.net/1808/4788There have been marked disagreements in the literature on the structure of power in American society. The authors suggest that this controversy is an artifact of ideological differences between sociologists and political scientists. This hypothesis is tested through the use of a pluralism-elitism scale. Political scientists are found to score toward the pluralistic end of the spectrum, while sociologists are concentrated toward the elitist end, thus providing preliminary support for the hypothesis.enCopyright (c) Social Thought and Research. For rights questions please contact Editor, Department of Sociology, Social Thought and Research, Fraser Hall, 1415 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS 66045.Article10.17161/STR.1808.4788openAccess