LEADER 03770nam 2200673I 450 001 9910955216403321 005 20191115113055.0 010 $a9781838673550 010 $a1838673555 010 $a9781838673536 010 $a1838673539 035 $a(CKB)4100000009835577 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5975248 035 $a(UtOrBLW)9781838673536 035 $a(Perlego)1182514 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000009835577 100 $a20191115h20192020 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aDoes the black middle class exist and are we members? $ereflections from a research team /$fGrace 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) 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aBingley, England :$cEmerald Publishing,$d[2020] 210 4$dİ2020 215 $a1 online resource (190 pages) 225 1 $aEmerald points 311 08$a9781838673567 311 08$a1838673563 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPrelims -- 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. 330 $aDoes the Black Middle Class Exist And Are We Members makes two contributions into the research of the Black Middle Class. First, it explores how Black South Africans conceptualize middle classness. Second, it demonstrates how this conceptualization informs researchers' social identity within the Black middle class.The book draws on historical social science literature for theoretical grounding and focuses on enriching theoretical perspectives on race and class from the perspective of the interviewee and the interviewer. It contextualizes both subjective and objective definitions of the term 'middle class' while highlighting it's constantly shifting perception.Does the Black Middle Class Exist And Are We Members reflects on the experience of the researchers interviews with Black middle class of South Africa. These reflections give a unique approach in understanding how researcher's subjectivism reflects the experiences of the South African Middle class. 410 0$aEmerald points. 606 $aBlacks$zSouth Africa 606 $aMiddle class$zSouth Africa 606 $aBlacks$xRace identity$zSouth Africa 606 $aSocial status$zSouth Africa 606 $aSocial Science$xGeneral$2bisacsh 606 $aSociety & social sciences$2bicssc 615 0$aBlacks 615 0$aMiddle class 615 0$aBlacks$xRace identity 615 0$aSocial status 615 7$aSocial Science$xGeneral. 615 7$aSociety & social sciences. 676 $a309.173 700 $aKhunou$b Grace$01812488 702 $aMarsh$b Kris 702 $aChauke$b Polite 702 $aPlank$b Lesego 702 $aIgbanoi$b Leo 702 $aKgosiemang$b Mabone 801 0$bUtOrBLW 801 1$bUtOrBLW 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910955216403321 996 $aDoes the black middle class exist and are we members$94364933 997 $aUNINA