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100	1		_aKhunou, Grace, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aDoes the black middle class exist and are we members? : _breflections from a research team / _cGrace 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).
264		1	_aBingley, U.K. : _bEmerald Publishing Limited, _c2019.
264		4	_c©2020
300			_a1 online resource (xviii, 171 pages) ; _ccm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aEmerald points
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_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.
520			_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.
650		0	_aBlacks _zSouth Africa.
650		0	_aMiddle class _zSouth Africa.
650		0	_aBlacks _xRace identity _zSouth Africa.
650		0	_aSocial status _zSouth Africa.
650		7	_aSocial Science _xGeneral. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aSociety & social sciences. _2bicssc
700	1		_aMarsh, Kris, _eauthor.
700	1		_aChauke, Polite, _eauthor.
700	1		_aPlank, Lesego, _eauthor.
700	1		_aIgbanoi, Leo, _eauthor.
700	1		_aKgosiemang, Mabone, _eauthor.
776			_z9781838673567
830		0	_aEmerald points.
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/doi/10.1108/9781838673536
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