Power elitism and lawyers- an examination of the Richmond legal

University of Richmond UR Scholarship Repository Honors Theses Student Research 5-1974 Power, elitism, and lawyers: an examination of the Richmond legal establishment and its impact on the making of social and economic policy-making within the commonwealth of Virginia Stephen C St John Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarship.richmond.edu/honors-theses Recommended Citation St John, Stephen C., "Power, elitism, and lawyers: an examination of the Richmond legal establishment and its impact on the making of social and economic policy-making within the commonwealth of Virginia." (1974) Honors Theses Paper 727 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Research at UR Scholarship Repository It has been accepted for inclusion in Honors Theses by an authorized administrator of UR Scholarship Repository For more information, please contact scholarshiprepository@richmond.edu UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND LIBRARIES ~I I Il I I II/IIIII/I I IIIII/I I IIIII/I I /Ill IIIII/I 1111111111111111 3082 01 028 2217 POWER, ~LIT ISM, AND LAWYERs: AN EXAMINATION OF THE RICHMOND LEGAL E~TABLI~HMENT AND IT:.; IMPACT ON THE MAKING OF :.;OCIAL AND ECONOMIC POLICY WITHIN THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA by ~TEPHEN CRAIG :.;T JOHN HONORs T~~IS in partial fulfillment o!' the requirements for the degree of Bachelor or Arts with Honors in the Department of Political t)cience of the University of Richmond, May, 1974 ~ubmitted TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE CHAPTER I II Introduction and Statement of-Purpose • • • • • • • • • • Scope of the Project • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Justification for Interest INTRODUCTION, STATEMENT OF PURPOSE, AND JUSTIFICATION • METHODOLOGY OF THE STUDY: THE CRITERIA TO BE USED IN ELITE IDENTIFICATION • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Economic Indicators of Elitism • • • • Social Indicators of Elitism Physical Indicators of Elitism Political Indicators of Elitism • • • • • • • • Identifying Elites; Previous Attempts • • • • • ~ The Self-Identifying Elite III 13 13 15 17 18 21 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 22 IDENTIFICATION OF THE RICHMOND LEGAL ELITE; APPLICATION 01