Members only : elite clubs and the process of exclusion /

Kendall, Diana Elizabeth.

Members only : elite clubs and the process of exclusion / Diana Kendall. - 1 online resource (201 pages)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The world of exclusive clubs -- Exclusion and snobbery take a trip from London to America -- How to "chosen few" are chosen -- Membership has its privileges -- Making connections : clubs and political networks -- Change and resistance to change in membership policies -- Beyond the walls : the wider influence of elite clubs.

9781461640103


Clubs--United States.
Elite (Social sciences)--Social networks--United States.
Marginality, Social--United States.
Social capital (Sociology)--United States.


Electronic books.

HS2723 / .K46 2008

366