The One Percent Summary

Domhoff “Who Rules America” and J.Johnson “The One Percent” documentary indicates the connections of the upper class and corporate community through economic and social views. The upper class mostly known as the one percent owns most of the country's wealth. The corporate community are organization that are connect to similar groups and their main purpose that drives them is profit. The upper classes gains new member through participation in their schools, clubs, and other social institutions (Domhoff 62). In Domhoff book, he express how the upper class and corporate community maintain their power and how they work together in order to gain legal protection from the middle class. Also, how they shape the economic and political structure in America. …show more content…
Which is not only based on money but their lifestyle as well. Some examples being that in the documentary, where James Johnson used his family name in order to get into a private meeting. The meeting contain only wealthy individual meeting some sort of requirements to discuss about how they can maintain and grow their wealth. Domoff also discuss about prepping for power and social clubs. In Preparing for power Domoff states “This separate educational system is important evidence for the distinctiveness of the mentality and lifestyle that exists within the upper class, because schools play a large role in transmitting the class structure to their students”. Domoff also clarify the social clubs, Where the upper classes goes on extravagant trips all around the world. Which is how they build connection with the corporate community through these activities (domhoff 51). To put it simply Domhoff express the fact that the upper class are raised in a different educational system as a child till they become an adult. Where they are taught to becomes employer not employees. He also points out how they build their