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

• 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.

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...

Table of Contents:

• 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.