The Love Jones cohort : single and living alone in the Black middle class /

The Love Jones cohort : single and living alone in the Black middle class / Kris Marsh, University of Maryland.

"The Love Jones Cohort Drawing from stratification economics, intersectionality, and respectability politics, The Love Jones Cohort centers the voices and lifestyles of members of the Black middle class who are single and living alone (SALA). While much has been written about both the Black mid...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Cambridge)
Main Author: Marsh, Kris (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
Series:Cambridge studies in stratification economics.
Subjects:
Middle class African Americans > Social conditions > Case studies.
African American women > Social conditions > Case studies.
Middle class women > United States > Social conditions > Case studies.
Single women > United States > Social conditions > Case studies.
Living alone > United States.
Lifestyles > United States.
African American women > Social conditions.
Lifestyles.
Living alone.
Middle class women > Social conditions.
Single women > Social conditions.
United States.
Case studies.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Scholarly Debates on Defining the Black Middle Class
  • How the Love Jones Cohort Define the Black Middle Class
  • The Love Jones Cohort and Black Middle-Class Identity
  • The Rise of Never-Married Black Singles
  • Choice, Circumstance, or Both?
  • Lifestyle Ebbs and Flows
  • Intergenerational Mobility and Disseminating Wealth
  • Homeownership and the Accumulation of Wealth
  • Neighborhood Decisions and Interactions
  • Health, Mental Well-Being, and Coping Strategies (with Courtney Thomas)
  • Conclusion.

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