In this article, we explore the often ambiguous relations between elites and other social groups, both subordinate and of relatively equal standing. The article draws on two distinctive ethnographic cases: the white Franco-Mauritian elite, and the expert elite of management consultants in a Western European context. Our analysis of the two cases provides insights into how the power and status of elites are both contested and attributed by the people they interact with and relate to in concrete, yet substantially different contexts and situations. The aim is to show how the position and power of different kinds of elites are relationally negotiated and achieved. As we argue, a better understanding of the role of other social groups in the attribution, maintenance and contestation of status is relevant for understanding both more traditional economic elites and expert elites without tight networks.

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归因与争论：精英与其他社会群体的关系

在这篇文章中，我们探讨了精英与其他社会群体之间经常模棱两可的关系，无论是从属的还是地位相对平等的。这篇文章借鉴了两个独特的民族志案例：白人法国-毛里求斯精英，以及西欧背景下的管理顾问专家精英。我们对这两个案例的分析让我们深入了解精英的权力和地位如何在具体但截然不同的背景和情况下受到与他们互动和关联的人的质疑和归属。目的是展示不同类型精英的地位和权力是如何通过关系协商和实现的。正如我们所说，更好地理解其他社会群体在归因中的作用，