The Black middle class : social mobility--and vulnerability /

"The widespread presence of successful African Americans in virtually all walks of life has led many in the United States to believe that the races are now on an equal footing - and that color blindness is the most appropriate way to deal with racial difference. In strong contrast, Benjamin Bow...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bowser, Benjamin P.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Boulder : Lynne Rienner, 2007.
Subjects:
Since 1945
Middle class African Americans > Social conditions.
Middle class African Americans > Economic conditions.
Social classes > United States.
Social mobility > United States.
Noirs américains de la classe moyenne > Conditions sociales.
Noirs américains de la classe moyenne > Conditions économiques.
Classes sociales > États-Unis.
Mobilité sociale > États-Unis.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Social Scientists & Psychologists.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Social Classes.
Economic history.
Race relations.
Social classes.
Social conditions.
Social mobility.
Mittelstand
Soziale Situation
Wirtschaftliche Lage
Middenklassen.
Sociaal-economische situatie.
Sociale mobiliteit.
United States > Social conditions > 1980-2020.
United States > Economic conditions > 1945-
United States > Race relations.
États-Unis > Conditions économiques > 1945-
États-Unis > Relations raciales.
United States.
USA
Schwärze
Verenigde Staten.
USA.
Schwarze.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Putting class in context
  • The emergence of a Black middle class
  • The class that Jim Crow built
  • Comparability-- not
  • From affirmative action to diversity
  • Anatomy of today's Black middle class
  • The future of race, economic inequality, and class.

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