Diversity in the power elite
Subtitle: have women and minorities reached the top?
By: Richard L. Zweigenhaft and G. William Domhoff.
Contributors: Domhoff, G. William.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 215
Subjects: Elite (Social sciences) -- United States; Power (Social sciences) -- United States; Pluralism (Social sciences) -- United States; Minorities -- United States; Women civic leaders -- United States
Description: With a deft combination of data and telling anecdotes, Richard Zweigenhaft and G. William Domhoff show that women and minorities have made inroads into the power elite, although the overwhelming majority at the top continues to be white, wealthy, Christian, and male. The authors find - and explain the reasons for - striking differences in the representation of these various minorities in the power elite. They also examine how the presence of women and minorities affects the elite group itself.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.