In General, What Has the Elite Theory Contributed to Sociologists

In general, what has the elite theory contributed to sociologists' understandings of political power?

A) that democratic politics is about compromise and the accommodation of group interests
B) that despite compromise and accommodation, power is concentrated among high status groups in society
C) that despite the concentration of power in society, shifts in the distribution of power do occur
D) that despite the influence of the distribution of power on political life, the state exerts a powerful independent influence