Power of Good Deeds : Privileged Women and the Social Reproduction of the Upp...
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Power of Good Deeds : Privileged Women and the Social Reproduction of the Upper Class, Paperback by Kendall, Diana, ISBN 0742519767, ISBN-13 9780742519763, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Kendall (sociology, Baylor U.) explores the ways in which elite, upper-class American women gain and utilize social power through membership in voluntary organizations. Drawing on personal experiences as a member of two Austin, Texas philanthropic groups, she demonstrates that while engaging in many good deeds for the less-fortunate through volunteerism, the participants simultaneously employ and justify exclusionary practices that perpetuate the upper classes and class-based advantages for themselves and their families. While acknowledging the positive aspects of these volunteer activities, Kendall's study raises questions about class and barriers to social mobility in American society. Academic but accessible to the general reader. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()
