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13 of the Best Books and Articles on: Women of the Upper Class

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Women of the Upper Class » Read Now
by Susan A. Ostrander. 190 pgs.

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...Women of the Upper Class Women in the Political Economy...edited by Ronnie J. Steinberg Women of the Upper Class Susan A. Ostrander TEMPLE...Ostrander, Susan A. Women of...
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Not to People like Us: Hidden Abuse in Upscale Marriages » Read Now
by Susan Weitzman. 298 pgs.

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How is it possible for a highly educated woman with a career and resources of her own to stay in a marriage with an abusive husband? How can a man be considered a pillar of his community, run a successful business, yet regularly give his wife a black eye? The very nature of these questions proves...
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How is it possible for a highly educated woman with a career and resources of her own to stay in a marriage with an abusive husband? How can a man be considered a pillar of his community, run a successful business, yet regularly give his wife a black eye? The very nature of these questions proves our unarticulated assumption that domestic violence is restricted to the lower classes. When we do hear stories of high-profile victims, we regard them as exceptional cases and still believe abuse doesn't happen to "people like us". Now Susan Weitzman counters this assumption by exploring a heretofore overlooked population of battered wives -- the well-educated, upper-income women who rarely report abuse and remain trapped by their own silence.
With keen insight and sensitivity, Weitzman, a psychotherapist and educator, traces common patterns of behavior among this group -- their internal dilemmas and decisions, their dangerous desire to cover up abuse and maintain appearances. She shows how their abusive relationships follow a different course from those in other socioeconomic groups, and how these distinctions have profound implications for understanding the true nature of this behavior. Delving into the stories of these women -- wives of CEOs and attorneys, of physicians and professors, the women often professionals themselves -- Weitzman builds harrowing psychological profiles of both the abused and the abuser.
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Community Orientations of Higher-Status Women Volunteers, in Social Forces » Read Now
by William T. Markham, Charles M. Bonjean. 19 pgs.

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...class segments of the upper middle class may choose different...Higher-status women are active in...world view. Upper middle class women of more confrontational...occupy...
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Women and the Elite: Educational and Occupational Aspirations of Private School Females 1966/76, in Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology » Read Now
by Mary Percival Maxwell, James D. Maxwell. 24 pgs.

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...by documenting the role of upper-class women in New York City...will make these women active working members of the upper class ( Domhoff, 1970...especially for women. As...
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Strained Sisterhood: Gender and Class in the Boston Female Anti-Slavery Society » Read Now
by Debra Gold Hansen. 236 pgs.

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...committed women as educated...articulate members of Bostons Unitarian upper class, the wives, sisters...distinctly upper and middle class, a coalition of women drawn from...
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The White Man's Ladies, in History Today » Read Now
by Miguel Fernandez. 6 pgs.

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...the lives of the upper-class women of 19th-century...especially upper-class) women. Restrictive...related to the strict rules...restricted world of wealthy Havanans...that...
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The Other Elites: Women, Politics, and Power in the Executive Branch » Read Now
by MaryAnne Borrelli, Janet M. Martin. 256 pgs.

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...Asian women at the same disadvantage as American women.The upper-class women, who begin political life as leading members of the party, are the ones who enjoy the advantage...
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Wealth and Power: A Comparison of Men and Women in the Property Elite, in Social Forces » Read Now
by Ann R. Tickamyer. 19 pgs.

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...Ostranders study of upper class women in one community...support for the active role...subjects partly on the basis of their participation...definition of upper class...
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Marriage, Money, and Sex: Dr. Hamilton Finds a Wife, in Journal of Social History » Read Now
by Elaine G. Breslaw. 18 pgs.

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...with British upper-class manners and...was also of consideration...mediated between the sometimes...desire for women and an ethic...distinctive upper-class British manners...
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Women, Charity and Community in Early Modern Venice: The Casa Delle Zitelle, in Renaissance Quarterly » Read Now
by Monica Chojnacka. 24 pgs.

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...casual sightings; the wills of elite women testify to that. Upper-class women regularly...unmarried women of all classes grew...prostitution for poor women, and offered...
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Stepping out of the Shadows: Alabama Women, 1819-1990 » Read Now
by Mary Martha Thomas. 240 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...concerned with upper-class white women. Boucher in "The Plantation Mistress...the proximity of bondage and...number, Alabamas women legislators...consideration. In the last...
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Reformulating Power for Women, in Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology » Read Now
by Ann Duffy. 25 pgs.

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...hospitable to women (1981: 196). Women of the upper class do figure in Bernards discussion...characterizes all women, including women of the upper class. Like most women...
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Respecting "The Wise Allotment of Our Sphere": White Women and Politics in Mississippi, 1840-1860, in Journal of Women's History » Read Now
by Christopher J. Olsen. 22 pgs.

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...literate, mostly upper- class white women took an interest...politics, read the party press...majority of white women...literate, mostly upper-class white women...