Wealth, whiteness, and the matrix of privilege [[electronic resource] ] : the view from the country club / / Jessica Holden Sherwood

• Autore: Sherwood Jessica Holden <1972->
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (180 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.520973
• Soggetto topico: Clubs - Membership; Clubs - Social aspects; Equality; Race; Women
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1: Business and Pleasure: The Social Context of Exclusive Clubs; 2: Denials and Justifications: Club Members Account for Exclusivity; 3: "Similar But Diverse:" Explaining Race and Ethnicity in the Clubs; 4: Gender Accounts, Or Why the Golf Course is the Dads' Domain; 5: Conclusion; Methodological Appendix; References; Index; About the Author
• Sommario/riassunto: Wealth, Whiteness, and the Matrix of Privilege reports on interviews with members of exclusive country clubs in the Northeast. The club members explain their exclusive and sometimes sexist practices. Their talk both relies on and reproduces popular discourse. The author shows how club members end up justifying and maintaining their class, race, and gender privileges.
• Titolo autorizzato: Wealth, whiteness, and the matrix of privilege
• ISBN: 1-283-59922-8; 9786613911674; 0-7391-3414-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462514503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II