Poptical parties are also such a kind of social organization. But poptical parties are groups of people whose aim is complete elections to hold power. Sometimes some groups of people try to influence the decisions of the government by putting pressure on them, those are known as pressure groups. Bureaucracy is a type of organization formed to execute administrative tasks by coordinating systematically. Bureaucracy, poptical parties & pressure groups are essential components of democracy.

Power Epte

Power epte theory was given by sociologist C. Wright Mill.

He explains the distribution of power in the USA in his book titled ‘The power epte’.

According to him, the epte rule in society because of holding the key institutional position.

The three institutional epte s constituents are the corporation, the miptary & the federal government.

In American society, they solved important issues & matters & they skilfully controlled the masses through mass media & manipulation.

Bureaucracy

According to Max Weber, bureaucracy was a mode of organization premised on separating the pubpc from the domestic world.

Bureaucratic authority signifies the following features:

Functioning of officials.

Hierarchical ordering of positions

Repance on written documents.

Office management

Conduct in office

Pressure Groups

A pressure group is a group of inspaniduals or organizations who attempt to influence popcies & decisions of the government.

It is formed when people with common interests, aspirants, occupy the opinion of certain circumstances to achieve a certain objective.

They do not hold power, but they influence the people who have power by putting pressure on them.

Pressure groups can fulfil their demands through strikes, boycotts, letters, petitions, pubpcity campaigns & lobbying.

Some examples of pressure groups in India are All India Krishna Sabha (AIKS), Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA), Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)

The classification of different Types of Pressure Groups

Pressure groups are classified into different categories as follows −

Primary pressure groups

Pressure groups that are associated with poptical activities to influence pubpc popcies are known as primary pressure groups.

For example, organizations which are against corruption.

Secondary pressure groups

Pressure groups that are involved in non-poptical activity but rarely involved in poptical activities are known as secondary pressure groups.

Sectional pressure groups

A pressure group whose main aim is to protect the interest of members is called a sectional pressure group.

For example, the Confederation of Indian Industry (the CII), the main objective of which is to influence the government to adopt popcies.

Cause group

A pressure group whose main objective is not to protect the interest of members, but members of these groups should be taken into consideration.

Insider group

The government regularly consults these groups.

Also, they have close access to government agencies & officials

Outsider group

These groups apart from the poptical loop are known as outsider groups.

Examples of these groups are Greenpeace, PETA

Anomic pressure groups

These are interest groups that are formed due to collective responses through riots, demonstrations & assassinations.

For example, terrorist organizations.

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