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Elite

In political and sociological theory, the elite (/ɛ.ˈliːt/ or /ɪ.ˈliːt/; from French: élite, from Latin: eligere, to select or to sort out) are a small group of powerful or wealthy people who hold a disproportionate amount of wealth, privilege, political power, or skill in a group. Defined by the Cambridge Dictionary, the "elite" are "the richest, most…

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American universities

Elitist privilege

Power elite

Impacts on economy

Global politics and hegemony

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Elite

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related to Further reading · 92
Elite → America, American, An Elite-Competition Approach, As, Ashley Mears, Axel Salheiser, Ben, Between, Black Americans, Bolshevik, BRILL, Bruno, Business Elites, But, Cambridge University Press, Central, Christian Scientist Monitor, Comeback, Cousin, Craig
related to American universities · 28
Elite → American, Berkeley, Boston, California, Cambridge, Chicago, Columbia University, Economics, From, Harvard, Harvard Club, Harvard University, If, Ivy League, London School, Massachusetts Institute, MIT, Oxford, Pennsylvania, Princeton University
related to Ethnicity · 12
Elite → African American, As, Asian, CEOs, Congress, Fortune, In, Latino, October, Protestant, While Protestants, White Anglo-Saxons
related to Global politics and hegemony · 10
Elite → But, Castells, Mills, Network Society, Relentless, So, Sociologist Manuel Castells, The Rise, These, They
related to Elitist privilege · 9
Elite → According, Corporate, In Mills, Military Circle, Mills, Most, Political, These, World War II
related to Power elite · 9
Elite → American, Another, Bush, French, Mills, President George, The, This, United States
related to Social clubs · 7
Elite → About, Boston, Chicago, London, Most, New York City, Washington
see also · 7
Elite → Alpha, Boston BrahminBourgeoisieCabalConflict, Business, Canada, Debutante BallInvisible Class EmpireJet, EstablishmentThe, Society
has impact · 6
Elite → Also, Doing, In, Sociologist Christopher Doob, Starting, The
related to Education · 2
Elite → About, Nearly

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