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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.
Price: $61.99
Pages: 192
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
Imprint: Emerald Publishing Limited
Series: Emerald Points
Publication Date:
22 November 2019
ISBN: 9781838673567
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, Society & Social Sciences, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General
Grace Khunou is a Professor in the Sociology Department at the University of Johannesburg.
Kris Marsh is an Associate Professor at the University of Maryland.
Polite Chauke is a PhD candidate and Teaching Assistant at the University of the Witwatersrand.
Lesego Plank is a PhD candidate at the University of Johannesburg.
Leo Igbanoi is a Social Sector Analyst at the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies.
Mabone Kgosiemang is a PhD candidate and Assistant Lecturer at the University of Johannesburg.
About the authors
Acknowledgements
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 researcher and Black middle-class respondent
Chapter 5: What do I wear, and do I eat their food? Performing middle classness
Chapter 6: Conclusion
Bibliography
Index