This group tends to wield a lot of political and social power.

这个群体往往拥有大量的政治和社会权力。

The cycle starts with prejudice taking hold in a society, often as a strategy for consolidating economic or social power for a certain group.

这个循环始于偏见在一个社会中根深蒂固，通常是作为巩固某个群体的经济或社会权力的策略。