Diana Elizabeth Kendall's Books

The Power of Good Deeds

Privileged Women and the Social Reproduction of the Upper Class

By: Diana Elizabeth Kendall

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The Power of Good Deeds

Privileged Women and the Social Reproduction of the Upper Class

By: Diana Elizabeth Kendall

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 personal narratives of elite women as they describe their views on philanthropy, the need for exclusivity in their by-invitation-only volunteer organizations (such as the Junior League and The Links), their childhood experiences and college years in prestigious schools and sororities, and the debutante presentations and other upper-class rituals in which they participate are drawn from Kendall's ethnographic research. Participating in meetings and social functions with elite women in several Texas cities, along with conducting systematic interviews, the author gained unprecedented access to elite women across racial and ethnic categories. The Power of Good Deeds provides new insights and greater depth to our knowledge about the upper classes and how the charitable activities of privileged women contribute to the process of legitimation, maintaining an ideology of class-based and race-based segregation in the United States.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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ISBN 10

0742519767

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9780742519763

Framing Class

Media Representations of Wealth and Poverty in America

By: Diana Elizabeth Kendall

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Framing Class

Media Representations of Wealth and Poverty in America

By: Diana Elizabeth Kendall

Class action in the media -- Twenty-four-karat gold frames : lifestyles of the rich and famous -- Gilded cages : media stories of how the mighty have fallen -- Fragile frames : the poor and homeless -- Tarnished metal frames : the working class and the working poor -- Splintered wooden frames : the middle class -- Framing class, vicarious living, and conspicuous consumption.

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311

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1442202238

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9781442202238

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Elite Clubs and the Process of Exclusion

By: Diana Elizabeth Kendall

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Elite Clubs and the Process of Exclusion

By: Diana Elizabeth Kendall

Members Only addresses how exclusive private clubs maintain and perpetuate class-based privilege and racial/ethnic and religious segregation, and how such patterns of social exclusion heighten social inequality. Members Only continues Kendall's study of the upper classes, whic...

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0742545563

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9780742545564

Social Problems in a Diverse Society

By: Diana Elizabeth Kendall

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Social Problems in a Diverse Society

By: Diana Elizabeth Kendall

Emphasizing the centrality of race, class, and gender in understanding people's life experiences and social problems in the US and other nations, this college-level text addresses contentious issues with reason and perspective. Topics covered in the volume's 18 chapters include wealth and poverty; t

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