Kinship and Class: A Study of the Weyerhaeuser Family
| dc.contributor.author | Dunn, Marvin Glenn | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-07-12T23:17:18Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-07-12T23:17:18Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1977-03 | |
| dc.description | 381 pages | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | This study is an attempt to increase our understanding of the class structure and political economy of the United States, through a detailed examination of one extended family of great wealth. Focusing on a single case, the study analyzes the multigenerational and inter-institutional linkages of this kinship group. Through use of a genealogy, kinship ties are traced through five generations. The genealogy also provides a medium for identifying the family's links to corporations, foundations, political processes, and institutions of the upper class. By demonstrating how one wealthy family coordinates its activities for the purpose of maintaining its social and economic position in society, this study suggests that other upper class families may operate in a similar manner. The study will show how the family, through a variety of institutions, coordinates its activities. The Family Office, the annual Family Meeting, various foundations, and several holding companies are examined as mechanisms of internal cohesiveness and of external control over other institutions. The potential for external control and influence also extends itself to several large corporations, to trade associations, the candidate selection process, churches, and schools. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1794/28540 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of Oregon | en_US |
| dc.rights | Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US | en_US |
| dc.subject | class structure | en_US |
| dc.subject | political economy | en_US |
| dc.subject | generational wealth | en_US |
| dc.title | Kinship and Class: A Study of the Weyerhaeuser Family | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis / Dissertation | en_US |