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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Lacy, Karyn R

Titel

BLUE-CHIP BLACK: RACE, CLASS, AND STATUS IN THE NEW BLACK MIDDLE CLASS

Erscheinungsjahr

2007

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Sociological Abstracts

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• An exploration of identity construction by the black middle-class in suburban Washington D.C. In depth interviews were conducted with thirty couples in three communities: a majority white, middle class suburb; a majority black, middle class suburb; & a majority black, upper middle class suburb. By selecting suburbs with different racial & socioeconomic compositions, the author was able to identify divisions within the black middle class. The author finds that members of the black middle class have a "tool kit" of five distinct social identities that can be adopted depending on circumstances, & that residents of the three suburbs make different decisions regarding which of the five to display. References. Adapted from the source document.