ABSTRACT
The logic of the model dictates that the structure of mass society must be of such a nature as to support a high rate of mass behavior by fulfilling the two requirements for mass behavior, namely, accessible elites and available nonelites. This chapter elaborates this model of the structure of mass society by examining it on each of its three levels: the weakness of intermediate relations, the isolation of primary relations, and the centralization of national relations. The intermediate structure of pluralist society helps to maintain access to elites by virtue of its independence from elites. The intermediate structure of totalitarian society, on the other hand, helps to prevent access to the elite by virtue of its domination by the elite. The growth of centralized organizations at the expense of intermediate groups constrains both elites and non-elites to engage in efforts to directly manipulate the other.
