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    Women of the Upper Class

    Susan Ostrander (Author)

    9780877224754

    Paperback / softback, published 19 November 1986

    194 pages
    21 x 14 x 1.5 cm, 0.227 kg

    "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."
    —Jessie Bernard

    "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."
    —Contemporary Sociology

    "A major contribution to our understanding of both gender and class power."
    —G. William Domhoff, University of California

    In a unique departure from the usual stereotypes, Susan Ostrander gained access to this elite community and interviewed the women in one U.S. region to study their roles, activities, and self-images. Among her conclusions, Ostrander 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.


    In the series Women in the Political Economy, edited by Ronnie J. Steinberg.

    Acknowledgements
    1. Introduction: the Upper-Class Woman
    2. The Meaning of Upper Class
    3. Wife
    4. Mother
    5. Club Member
    6. Community volunteer
    7. Tensions and Contradictions
    Appendix A: Description of Sample
    Appendix B: Interview Guides
    Notes
    Bibliography
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