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Elite Cohesion and Social Closure

Revue française de sociologie
In this article, we study the changes of demographics of the core of Swiss elite networks for a period of 105 years to explore the relationship between network cohesion and social closure, linked to different processes of elite reproduction. We investigate changes in gender diversity, elite background, educational and professional closure, cosmopolitan
Rossier, Thierry, Ellersgaard, Christoph Houman   +1 more
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Social Stratification and Political Elite

The British Journal of Sociology, 1960
tN THE STUDY of social stratification, in its practical as well as | its theoretical aspects, the position of the political elite has been Xcuriously neglected.2 BThile societies have been analysed in terms of income, occupation, prestige and social class, little attention has been paid to the distribution of power in general or to the position of ...
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The Social Role of the Literary Elite

Social Forces, 1950
"right" and the "left," but rather it can play a dynamic role in the present conflict on the basis of a wider synthesis arising directly out of the struggle.'7 The middle class thus can become, during an era of social transition, an active and historically conscious component in the changing equilibrium of forces which provides the pluralistic basis ...
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Social Discrimination in the Corporate Elite

Administrative Science Quarterly, 2013
This study examines social discrimination in the attributions that top executives make about the performance of other firms with minority CEOs in their communications with journalists. Drawing from the literatures on intergroup relations and status competition, our theory suggests how out-group biases and negative forms of envy toward higher-status ...
Sun Hyun Park, James D. Westphal
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Socialization to Elitism: A Study of Debutantes

The Sociological Quarterly, 1968
(1968). Socialization to Elitism: A Study of Debutantes. The Sociological Quarterly: Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 300-308.
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The Role of Elites and Social Control

2017
The findings for the human remains support the concerns discussed in Chap. 3 with the concept of peace as used by various archaeologists because it is a relative term that is defined differently across cultures. This chapter will summarize how the human remains recovered from Chaco Canyon and the other Southwest sites help to further our understanding ...
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The Distinction of Social and Political Elites

Comparative Sociology, 2011
AbstractThis article introduces the special issue on “The Distinction of Social and Political Elites.” It aims to provide some analytical reflections about the usefulness and limits of classical models of interpretation when confronted with empirical realities in very different societies.
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Social Value Creation by Elites

2012
It is human nature to be ambivalent about successful and privileged people. We often take a negative view of some elite groups, whilst also sharing positive narratives about particular individuals, who are nevertheless usually also members of elites. These contradictory tendencies can be discerned in the evolution of academic thought.
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Are the Elite Hijacking Social Change?

2018
Stanford Social Innovation Review, 16(4), 68 ...
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Elites as Subjects of Social Governance

Теория и практика общественного развития
The aim of this work is to elucidate the essence and key characteristics of elites as subjects of social govern-ance. Elites emerge as a crucial subject in social governance, playing a significant role in determining the ef-fectiveness of the implemented socio-economic policies and the degree of national security assurance.
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