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Articles Present Research
Asset Index
Black Middle Class
Black Middle Class Experience
black middle class experiences South Africa
Black Middle Class Households
Cape Area Panel Study
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class structure
Conspicuous Consumption
Consumption Expenditure Patterns
consumption patterns
consumption patterns analysis
Contemporary South Africa
Development South Africa
Development Southern Africa
Emerging Black Middle Class
emerging middle class
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Growth Incidence Curve
inequality
inequality of opportunity
KwaZulu Natal Income Dynamics Study
Labour Market Prospects
land
Middle Class
National Credit Regulator
Per-capita Household Income
post-apartheid society
Private Bag X1
qualitative research methods
Reservation Wage
social mobility
social stratification
South Africa
South African
Soweto
Te Ch
Tertiary Education
upward social mobility
Van Der Westhuizen
Vulnerability Approach

Product details

  • ISBN 9781138960442
  • Weight: 430g
  • Dimensions: 174 x 246mm
  • Publication Date: 07 Dec 2015
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Hardback
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Description

This book is drawn from diverse studies that grapple with Black Middle Class experiences in contemporary and historical South Africa. The chapters present research from diverse disciplines, and tackle issues related to being black and middle class, using both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Like many other social phenomena, the black middle class concept is seen as complex and not easy to pin down. As a result, conceptualizations from these chapters are dynamic and relevant for understanding the position of the black middle class in contemporary South African society. An interesting dynamic explored by contributors is the critical engagement with the usually reductionist notions of black middle class experiences as ahistorical, homogenous experiences of a group of conspicuous consumers. These limiting notions are unpacked and repositioned in how the book is structured. This book was published as a special issue of Development Southern Africa.
About
Grace Khunou is Associate Professor in the Sociology Department at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. She writes creatively and academically, and has published articles in peer-reviewed journals and written chapters in edited books. She has also presented papers in international and local conferences. Her research interests are focused on gender and social policy, the Black Middle Class, narrative research, and transformation in Higher Education. She is a member and convener of the health working group for the South African Sociological Association, and a member of the International Sociological Association. She has recently co-edited a special issue on Father Connections for the Open Family Studies Journal, and a Special Issue on the emergent Black Middle Class for the journal Development Southern Africa.