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"is the belief that there are (or ought to
be) many things" (p.13), and where "the State is merely
one association among many to which individuals belong and owe
allegiance (p. 22).
A pluralist system is typified by numerous interest
groups, mass media and a free press, strong local authorities,
separate political, administrative and judicial systems, a bureaucracy
without its own preferences, and a democratic and perhaps even
a proportional representation system.
The Central Ideal of pluralism is of strong voluntary
associations.
Mythic Image. There is a sort of mythic figure of a juggler
(somewhere in the system, or as a sort of deus ex machina
?), who keeps everyone more or less happy, and responds to and
mediates all the individual and interest group demands on the
system.
Negative Stereotype - "The Revolutionary". It
seems that pluralism has developed as an attempt to include all
the diferent groups and classes in society, so that revolutions
do not occur and social unrest is minimised. Everyone who asks
for it gets a share of the cake as long as they ask for it nicely
(?!)
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