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

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

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Author / Creator:	Prince, Sabiyha, 1959-
Imprint:	New York : Routledge, 2004.
Description:	1 online resource (xxii, 161 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Studies in African American history and culture Studies in African American history and culture.
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. African American professional employees. African Americans -- Social conditions. Middle class. Race relations. Social change. Social conditions 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. New York (State) -- New York. New York (State) -- New York -- Harlem. Electronic books. Biographies. Interviews.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12010654

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ISBN:	0203493915 9780203493915 0415947316
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-145) and indexes. Print version record.
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.
Other form:	Print version: Prince, Sabiyha, 1959- Constructing belonging. New York : Routledge, 2004 0415947316