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The power of good deeds : privileged women and the social reproduction of the upper class

Title
The power of good deeds : privileged women and the social reproduction of the upper class / Diana Kendall.
Author
Kendall, Diana Elizabeth.
Publication
Lanham, Md. ; Oxford : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., c2002.

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Description
viii, 195 p. : forms; 24 cm.
Subject
  • Upper class women > Texas > Social life and customs
  • Debutantes > Texas > Social life and customs
  • Women > Texas > Societies and clubs
  • Charity organization > Texas > Case studies
  • Voluntarism > Texas > Case studies
  • Social stratification > Texas
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-188) and index.
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.
Call Number
JFE 02-17103
ISBN
  • 0742519759 (hbk : alk. paper)
  • 0742519767 (pbk : alk. paper)
LCCN
2002003764
OCLC
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Author
Kendall, Diana Elizabeth.
Title
The power of good deeds : privileged women and the social reproduction of the upper class / Diana Kendall.
Imprint
Lanham, Md. ; Oxford : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., c2002.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-188) and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 02-17103
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