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

by Kendall, Diana

• ISBN13: 9780742519756
• ISBN10: 0742519759
• Format: Hardcover
• 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	vii
Introduction	1	(22)
Elite Women and Philanthropy	23	(32)
Good Deeds and Fundraising: It Takes Money to Make (Big) Money!	55	(26)
Learning the Ropes: The Childhood and College Years of Elite Women	81	(32)
Take a Bow: Debutantes and Good Deeds	113	(30)
Members Only: Organizational Structure and Patterns of Exclusion	143	(22)
Societal Implications of the Contradictions in Elite Women's Good Deeds	165	(14)
Appendix 1 Preparatory Schools	179	(2)
Appendix 2 Rush Information Form	181	(2)
References	183	(6)
Index	189	(6)
About the Author	195