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<blockquote>They are 'WASPs'—in the cocktail party jargon of the sociologists. That is, they are wealthy, they are Anglo-Saxon in origin, and they are Protestants (and disproportionately [[Episcopal Church in the United States of America|Episcopalian]]). To their Waspishness should be added the tendency to be located on the eastern seaboard or around San Francisco, to be prep school and Ivy League educated, and to be possessed of inherited wealth.<ref>Andrew Hacker, "Liberal Democracy and Social Control", ''American Political Science Review'', 1957 volume 51, issue 4, pp. 1009–1026 [p. 1011]</ref></blockquote>

<blockquote>They are 'WASPs'—in the cocktail party jargon of the sociologists. That is, they are wealthy, they are Anglo-Saxon in origin, and they are Protestants (and disproportionately [[Episcopal Church in the United States of America|Episcopalian]]). To their Waspishness should be added the tendency to be located on the eastern seaboard or around San Francisco, to be prep school and Ivy League educated, and to be possessed of inherited wealth.<ref>Andrew Hacker, "Liberal Democracy and Social Control", ''American Political Science Review'', 1957 volume 51, issue 4, pp. 1009–1026 [p. 1011]</ref></blockquote>

During the latter half of the twentieth century, WASP dominance weakened, with Americans increasingly criticizing the WASP hegemony and disparaging WASPs as the epitome of "the [[Establishment]]". Since the 1960s, the power of WASPs has sharply declined as the growing influence of ethnic groups, including non-whites, forced the WASP power structure to recognize the [[Civil rights|civil]] and [[human rights]] of all Americans.<ref>See the following sources on WASP culture:

During the latter half of the twentieth century, WASP dominance weakened, with Americans increasingly criticizing the WASP hegemony and disparaging WASPs as the epitome of "the [[Establishment]]". Since the 1960s, the power of WASPs has sharply declined as the growing influence of ethnic groups, including non-whites, forced the WASP power structure to recognize the [[Civil Rights Movement|civil]] and [[human rights]] of all Americans.<ref>See the following sources on WASP culture:

* Eric P. Kaufmann, "The decline of the WASP in the United States and Canada" in Kaufmann, ed. ''Rethinking ethnicity: Majority groups and dominant minorities'', Routledge, 2004.

* Eric P. Kaufmann, "The decline of the WASP in the United States and Canada" in Kaufmann, ed. ''Rethinking ethnicity: Majority groups and dominant minorities'', Routledge, 2004.

* Joseph Epstein, "The Late, Great American WASP" ''Wall Street Journal'' Dec. 23, 2013.

* Joseph Epstein, "The Late, Great American WASP" ''Wall Street Journal'' Dec. 23, 2013.