North korea has been ruled for more than 50 years by a single powerful family, with the citizenry, as best as can be determined, is highly regimented in daily life, without access to outside information, and suffering frequent famine. sociologically speaking, the leadership of north korea is

Sociologically speaking, the leadership of north korea is dominating.

Antonio Gramsci, an Italian political theorist and activist, developed the concepts of Hegemony and Dominance. Hegemony is a practice of power that rests substantially on the consent of various strata achieved by groups possessing or seeking state power, whereas dominance relies primarily on coercion.

c: in the east might be the correct answer