Title Constructing belonging : class, race, and Harlem's professional workers / Sabiyha Prince

Published New York : Routledge, 2004

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Description 1 online resource (xxii, 161 pages) Series Studies in African American history and culture Studies in African American history and culture. Contents Chapter CONSTRUCTING BELONGING -- chapter 1 Getting It Done -- chapter 2 Harlem in the Making -- chapter 3 Locating Class and Race in Anthropology and History -- chapter 4 Professionals, Entrepreneurs, and Artists -- chapter 5 Work, Income, Wealth, and Resources -- chapter 6 Ideology, Consumption, and Lifestyle -- chapter 7 Negotiating Difference in Kin Networks -- chapter 8 Negotiating Difference in Community Life -- chapter 9 Class, History, Race, and Identity Summary Looking at the communities of Central and West Harlem in New York City, this study explores the everyday lives of black professionals to determine what bearing income-generating activities have on ideology, consumption patterns and lifestyle Looking at the communities of Central and West Harlem in New York City, this study explores the locus, form and significance of socioeconomic differentiation for African American professional-managerial workers. It begins by considering centuries of New York City history and the structural elements of class inequality to present readers with the larger context of contemporary events. The primary objective of this study is to examine the everyday lives of black professionals in Harlem and determine what bearing income-generating activities have on ideology, consumption patterns and lifestyle, among other factors. Looking at the communities of Central and West Harlem in New York City, this study explores the locus, form and significance of socioeconomic differentiation for African American professional-managerial workers. It begins by considering centuries of New York City history and the structural elements of class inequality to present readers with the larger context of contemporary events. The primary objective of this study is to examine the everyday lives of black professionals in Harlem and determine what bearing income-generating activities have on ideology, consumption patterns and lifestyle, among other factors Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-145) and indexes Notes English Print version record Subject African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social conditions Social change -- New York (State) -- New York Middle class -- New York (State) -- New York African American professional employees -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- African American Studies. African American professional employees African Americans -- Social conditions Middle class Race relations Social change Social conditions SUBJECT Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Biography New York (N.Y.) -- Biography Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Social conditions New York (N.Y.) -- Social conditions Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Race relations New York (N.Y.) -- Race relations Subject New York (State) -- New York New York (State) -- New York -- Harlem Genre/Form Electronic books Biographies Interviews Biographies. Biographies. Form Electronic book ISBN 0203493915 9780203493915 1135938156 9781135938154 1135938164 9781135938161 1280019751 9781280019753

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