WASP

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acronym sociological term

WASP is a sociological term referring to affluent, traditionally influential white Anglo-Saxon Protestants in the United States, especially associated with old-money East Coast elites.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	acronym ⓘ sociological term ⓘ
associatedWith	American establishment ⓘ East Coast elite ⓘ Yankee elite NERFINISHED ⓘ economic influence in the United States ⓘ mainline Protestant denominations ⓘ old money families ⓘ political influence in the United States ⓘ social prestige ⓘ upper class in the United States ⓘ
category	ethno-religious descriptor ⓘ social group label ⓘ
fieldOfUse	American studies ⓘ cultural studies ⓘ political science ⓘ sociology ⓘ
hasConnotation	elite status ⓘ privilege ⓘ traditional establishment power ⓘ
hasCountryContext	United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasDimension	class ⓘ ethnicity ⓘ regional identity ⓘ religion ⓘ
hasEthnoReligiousComponent	Anglo-Saxon NERFINISHED ⓘ Protestant ⓘ white ⓘ
hasLanguageContext	American English NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTemporalAssociation	19th century United States elite ⓘ 20th century United States elite ⓘ
linkedTo	Ivy League universities NERFINISHED ⓘ corporate leadership in the United States ⓘ exclusive social clubs ⓘ political leadership in the United States ⓘ prep schools ⓘ
oftenContrastedWith	African Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ Catholic immigrants in the United States ⓘ Jewish Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ ethnic minorities in the United States ⓘ new money elites ⓘ
refersTo	affluent white Anglo-Saxon Protestants ⓘ old-money East Coast elites in the United States ⓘ traditionally influential white Anglo-Saxon Protestants ⓘ white Anglo-Saxon Protestants in the United States ⓘ
standsFor	White Anglo-Saxon Protestant NERFINISHED ⓘ
typicalRegion	Mid-Atlantic states NERFINISHED ⓘ New England NERFINISHED ⓘ Northeastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedSince	mid-20th century ⓘ

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New England Brahmin → hasCharacteristic → WASP ⓘ