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Author:

Lacy, Karyn R., 1965-

Title:

Blue-chip Black : race, class, and status in the new Black middle class / Karyn R. Lacy.

Publisher:

University of California Press,

Copyright Date:

c2007

Description:

xx, 281 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

African Americans--Social conditions--1975---Case studies.
African Americans--Race identity--Case studies.
Middle class--United States--Case studies.
Social status--United States--Case studies.
United States--Race relations--Case studies.
African Americans--Washington Region--Social conditions.
African Americans--Race identity--Washington Region.
Middle class--Washington Region.
Social status--Washington Region.
Washington Region--Race relations.

Notes:

"The George Gund Foundation imprint in African American studies"--P. facing t.p. Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-268) and index.

Contents:

Index. Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 6. Defining the post-integration black middle classes -- 2. Social organization in Washington's suburbia -- 3. Public identities : managing race in public spaces -- 4. Status-based identities : protecting and reproducing middle-class status -- 5. Race- and class-based identities : strategic assimilation in middle-class suburbia -- 6. Suburban identities : building alliances with neighbors -- Conclusion -- Appendix : A recipe for studying the black middle class -- Notes -- References -- Index.

ISBN:

0520251164 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780520251168 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0520251156 (alk. paper)
9780520251151 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)71004064

LCCN:

2006025496

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

LTAX046 -- Indian Hills Community College Library - Centerville (Centerville)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

GLAX641 -- Marshalltown Community College Library (Marshalltown)

O3AX572 -- Cornell College - Russell D. Cole Library (Mount Vernon)