Elitism
Elitism or elitism is an ideology that is supported by the awareness of an elite to belong, and manifests itself in an elitist attitude. It defines itself in contrast to pluralism .
In contrast to the elitist self-understanding and thinking or the elitist life practice of individual personalities, elitism is an ideological counter-movement to egalitarianism and populism .
In a philosophical context, for example, Nietzsche and the George Circle represented a form of elitism.
Insofar as it is an attribution in scientific discourse, this term describes the negative consequences of the formation of elites.
With regard to the topic concerned, one speaks of:
In terms of milieus, people and groups, one speaks of:
- corporate elitism
- national elitism
- conservative-bourgeois elitism
With regard to cultural or political attitudes, one speaks of:
- culturally optimistic or pessimistic elitism
- conservative or progressive elitism
- anti-democratic elitism
See also
literature
- Berking, Helmuth: The refined society of the disappearance of the elite and the return of the elitist , 1988
- Roh, Thea de: On the theory of a social-elitist democracy , 1991
- Schneider, Frank: Popular? Elitist? Questions about a sounding contradiction , 2001
- Trappe, Paul: The elite power groups in society, or: on the unity of the open society , 1988