The Power of Good Deeds Privileged Women and the Social Reproduction of the Upper Class

by Kendall, Diana

• ISBN13: 9780742519763
• ISBN10: 0742519767
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-07-01
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

The Power of Good Deeds allows us to see behind the media image of upper-class women and to observe how these women use their social power not only to benefit other, less-fortunate people, but also to benefit themselves and their families. The perso

Author Biography

Diana Kendall is associate professor of sociology at Baylor University.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
Elite Women and Philanthropy	p. 23
Good Deeds and Fundraising: It Takes Money to Make (Big) Money!	p. 55
Learning the Ropes: The Childhood and College Years of Elite Women	p. 81
Take a Bow: Debutantes and Good Deeds	p. 113
Members Only: Organizational Structure and Patterns of Exclusion	p. 143
Societal Implications of the Contradictions in Elite Women's Good Deeds	p. 165
Preparatory Schools	p. 179
Rush Information Form	p. 181
References	p. 183
Index	p. 189
About the Author	p. 195
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