Does the black middle class exist and are we members? : reflections from a research team

Does the Black Middle Class Exist And Are We Members makes 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 th...

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Main Authors: Khunou, Grace, (Author), Marsh, Kris, (Author), Chauke, Polite, (Author), Plank, Lesego, (Author), Igbanoi, Leo, (Author), Kgosiemang, Mabone, (Author)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2019.
Series: Emerald points.
Subjects:
Blacks > South Africa.
Middle class > South Africa.
Blacks > Race identity > South Africa.
Social status > South Africa.
Social Science > General.
Society & social sciences.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
ISBN: 9781838673536 (e-book)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 171 pages) ; cm.

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245 1 0 |a Does the black middle class exist and are we members? :  |b reflections from a research team /  |c Grace Khunou (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa), Kris Marsh (University of Maryland, USA), Polite Chauke (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa), Lesego Plank (University of Johannesburg, South Africa), Leo Igbanoi (National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, Nigeria), and Mabone Kgosiemang (University of Johannesburg, South Africa). 
264 1 |a Bingley, U.K. :  |b Emerald Publishing Limited,  |c 2019. 
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490 1 |a Emerald points 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a Prelims -- Chapter 1: Who is The Black Middle Class in History and Theory? -- Chapter 2: The Black Middle Class: A Conceptual Moving Target? -- Chapter 3: Those Snobbish "Clever" Blacks: Preconceived Notions of The Black Middle Class -- Chapter 4: Thank You, But i Got This: Gender Dynamics Between Researchers and The Black Middle Class -- Chapter 5: What Do I Wear, and Do I Eat Their Food? Performing Middle Classness -- Chapter 6: Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index. 
520 |a Does the Black Middle Class Exist And Are We Members makes 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.The book draws on historical social science literature for theoretical grounding and focuses on enriching theoretical perspectives on race and class from the perspective of the interviewee and the interviewer. It contextualizes both subjective and objective definitions of the term 'middle class' while highlighting it's constantly shifting perception.Does the Black Middle Class Exist And Are We Members reflects on the experience of the researchers interviews with Black middle class of South Africa. These reflections give a unique approach in understanding how researcher's subjectivism reflects the experiences of the South African Middle class.  
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