Does The Black Middle Class Exist And Are We Members?

Reflections From A Research Team

Emerald

This book can be opened with

Paperback / softback

9781838673567

22 November 2019

£45.99

eBook (PDF)

9781838673536

22 November 2019

£33.99

eBook (ePub)

9781838673550

22 November 2019

£33.99

Note on our eBooks and Audiobooks: you can read our eBooks (ePUB or PDF) and listen to audiobooks on the free Emerald Books app on iOS, Android, and desktop. Or read and listen on Emerald's online reader (ePUB eBooks and audiobooks only). To purchase a digital book you will need to create an account if you don’t already have one. After purchasing you will receive instructions on how to get started.

Description
Contents
About

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.

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

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.