Privilege Power And Place

Download or read book Privilege, Power, and Place written by Stephen Richard Higley and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1995 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first analytical study of where the American upper-class lives and vacations, Stephen R. Higley explores the ways in which upper-class residential places are created and maintained. Drawing on the Social Register as a main source of data, Higley examines the intersection of class, status, and geography, and demonstrates the ways in which physical proximity solidifies upper-class consciousness.