Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Preface to the 2021 Edition xi
4. Introduction: Democratic Inequality 1
5. 1. The New Elite 18
6. 2. Finding One’s Place 41
7. 3. The Ease of Privilege 77
8. 4. Gender and the Performance of Privilege 114
9. 5. Learning Beowulf and Jaws 151
10. Conclusion 193
11. Methodological and Theoretical Reflections 201
12. Acknowledgments 207
13. Notes 211
14. Works Cited 223
15. Index 229