Does the Black Middle Class Exist and Are We Members? : Reflections from a Research Team.
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- 9781838673536
- 305.5508996
- H1-99
Intro -- Title Page -- Half Title -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- About The Authors -- Acknowledgements -- Implicating Our Bodies In Researching The Black Middle Class -- CHAPTER 1: Who is The Black Middle Class in History and -- Introduction -- A Historical Overview of The Black Middle Class -- Defining The Black Middle Class -- Preconceived Notions in Social Research: Why Reflexivity Matters -- Gender Dynamics and The Black Middle Class -- Performing Middle Classness -- The Development of the Research Team and Collaboration -- The Research Team -- Study Design -- Synopsis of The Book -- CHAPTER 2: The Black Middle Class: -- Introduction -- Discussion of Findings: a Conceptual Moving Target -- The More We Learn The Less We Know -- Debt Assaults Middle Class Status -- Wealth Sustains Middle Class Status -- The Struggle is Real -- Conclusion -- CHAPTER 3: Those Snobbish "Clever" Blacks: Preconceived -- Introduction -- Discussion Of Findings -- Conclusion -- CHAPTER 4: Thank You, But i Got This: Gender Dynamics Between Researchers and The Black Middle Class -- Introduction -- Discussion of Findings -- Gender Talk and The Interview Process -- Gender and Sexualisation During The Interview Process -- Gender and Length of Interview -- Thank You, But I Got This: Performing Gender To Shift Stereotypes -- Conclusion -- CHAPTER 5: What Do I Wear, and Do I Eat Their Food? Performing Middle Classness -- Introduction -- Discussion of Findings -- Do I Eat their Food? Performing Middle Class Generosity -- Middle Class Performance To Gain Access to The Black Middle Class -- Melrose Arch -- Conclusion -- CHAPTER 6: Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
Does the Black Middle Class Exist And Are We Membersmakes two contributions into the research of the black middle class. First, it explores how Black South Africans conceptualize middle classness. Second, it demonstrates how this conceptualization informs researchers' social identity within the Black middle class.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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