North American Sociology, Power - Social Sciences, Economic Conditions in the United States, United States Studies - General & Miscellaneous, Social Structure - General & Miscellaneous, Upper Class

Privilege, Power, and Place

Name: Privilege, Power, and Place
Author: Stephen R. Higley
ISBN: 9780847680207

by Stephen R. Higley

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Overview

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.

About the Author, Stephen R. Higley

Stephen R. Higley is assistant professor of geography at the University of Montevallo in Birmingham, AL.

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The Boston Globe

Like a ladder to the stars, Privilege, Power and Place: The Geography of the American Upper Classis a navigational tool for all those who aspire to improve their status in our class-ridden society.