Diversity in the Power Elite
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Fuhst Daniel Fuhst A.P. U.S. Government- 4th Hour 31 January 2011 Title of Article: Diversity in the Power Elite Thesis Statement: Minorities and Women must do more than white Christian males to end up as part of the ?power elite?. Summary: Issues with race, gender, ethnicity, and sexual orientation have been at the forefront of American society since the end of the 1960s. (86) As wealth increases in American society, so does power. (87) Horatio Alger Jr. wrote of many stories of poor people making it into the ?power elite? through hard work and perseverance. (88) After World War II, Americans celebrated a society in which everyone was supposed to have equal opportunity. (88)