{"product_id":"women-of-the-upper-class-9780877224754","title":"Women of the Upper Class","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInterviews the women in one US Region to study their roles, activities, and self-images. The author shows that although these women are economically and socially powerful, they are for the most part, unliberated, being subservient to their husbands and to their duty to bear and raise children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"This book, which steers clear of the society page report and the scandal sheet, is especially welcome. It gives us an objective picture of the kinds of lives upper-class women live, allowing us to see what the 'political economy' looks like from their unique perch and what their part is in maintaining it. A good corrective to the media image of upper-class women.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eJessie Bernard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"As the first research based on systematic in-depth interviews with upper-class women, Ostrander's study offers us a rich and nuanced view of how these women understand their role in public life, their class position, their hopes and fears for their children, and their points of conflict with and accommodation to their husbands.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eContemporary Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"A major contribution to our understanding of both gender and class power.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eG. William Domhoff\u003c\/b\u003e, University of California\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction: the Upper-Class Woman\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Meaning of Upper Class\u003cbr\u003e 3. Wife\u003cbr\u003e 4. Mother\u003cbr\u003e 5. Club Member\u003cbr\u003e 6. Community volunteer\u003cbr\u003e 7. Tensions and Contradictions\u003cbr\u003e Appendix A: Description of Sample\u003cbr\u003e Appendix B: Interview Guides\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ML - Temple University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51138202337623,"sku":"9780877224754","price":22.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780877224754.jpg?v=1751918430","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/women-of-the-upper-class-9780877224754","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}