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

by Diana Kendall

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742519767
• ISBN13: 9780742519763
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 9.1"