Question

Television has played a central role in communicating the meaning of the American Dream since its earliest days. Its programs shape cultural notions of class and what it means to have "made it" in America. Sociologists often view power as an important dimension of social class. In terms of social class, power refers to the__________________.

Answer 1

Control a class can exercise over another class.

Step-by-step explanation:

The idea of "making it" in America, commonly known as the "American dream" has been shaped profoundly by many television shows. Sociologists see through the "American dream" as a way of shaping many people that goes to the U.S., given that those who created those shows, the people behind this idea, is a class that has plenty of power and resources to induce people into behaving in certain ways. In this particular case, the power is the control held over another class.