Constructing Belonging: Class, Race, and Harlem's Professional Workers
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.
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Constructing Belonging: Class, Race, and Harlem's Professional Workers
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.
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Constructing Belonging: Class, Race, and Harlem's Professional Workers

Constructing Belonging: Class, Race, and Harlem's Professional Workers

by Sabiyha Robin Prince
Constructing Belonging: Class, Race, and Harlem's Professional Workers

Constructing Belonging: Class, Race, and Harlem's Professional Workers

by Sabiyha Robin Prince

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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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781138971608
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 01/17/2019
Series: Studies in African American History and Culture
Pages: 184
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

1. Race and Class in Manhattan and Harlem History 2. Locating Class and Race in Anthropology and History 3. Professionals, Entrepreneurs and Artists: Harlem's African American Professional-Managerial Workers 4. Work and its Impact on Income and Housing 5. Lifestyle, Consumption and Ideology 6. Negotiating Socioeconomics Boundaries in Kin Networks 7. Negotiating Socioeconomic Boundaries in Community Life 8. Conclusion: Race, Class, History and Identity
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