{"product_id":"women-of-the-upper-class-paperback-softback-9780877224754","title":"Women of the Upper Class (Paperback \/ softback) 9780877224754","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWomen of the Upper Class\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSusan Ostrander (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780877224754\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 19 November 1986\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e194 pages\u003cbr\u003e21 x 14 x 1.5 cm, 0.227 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\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\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\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\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\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\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the series \u003ci\u003eWomen in the Political Economy\u003c\/i\u003e, edited by Ronnie J. Steinberg.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\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\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Temple University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52670804197656,"sku":"9780877224754","price":22.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/women-of-the-upper-class-paperback-softback-9780877224754","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}