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The power of good deeds : privileged women and the social reproduction of the upper class / Diana Kendall.
Van Pelt Library HQ1905.T4 K46 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kendall, Diana Elizabeth.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Upper class women--Texas--Social life and customs.
- Upper class women.
- Debutantes--Texas--Social life and customs.
- Debutantes.
- Women--Texas--Societies and clubs.
- Women.
- Charity organization--Texas--Case studies.
- Charity organization.
- Voluntarism--Texas--Case studies.
- Voluntarism.
- Social stratification--Texas.
- Social stratification.
- Manners and customs.
- Texas.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 195 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Roman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., [2002]
- 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
- Contents:
- Elite women and philanthropy
- Good deeds and fundraising : it takes money to make (big) money!
- Learning the ropes : the childhood and college years of elite women
- Take a bow : debutantes and good deeds
- Members only : organizational structure and patterns of exclusion
- Societal implications of the contradictions in elite women's good deeds.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-188) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0742519767
- OCLC:
- 49386160
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