In recent decades, Americans have purchased second homes at unprecedented rates. In “Privileging Place,” Meaghan Stiman examines the experiences of predominantly upper middle-class suburbanites who bought second homes in the city or the country.
Drawing on interviews with more than 60 owners of second homes and ethnographic data collected over the course of two years in Rangeley, Maine, and Boston, Massachusetts, Stiman uncovers the motivations of these homeowners and analyzes the local consequences of
their actions.
