Wealth, Whiteness, and the Matrix of Privilege: The View from the Country Club - Paperback

by Jessica Holden Sherwood (Author)

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.

Author Biography

Jessica Holden Sherwood is assistant professor of social sciences at Johnson & Wales University.