| Autor: |
Lacy, Karyn R. |
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International Journal of Sociology & Social Policy; 2002, Vol. 22 Issue 1/2/3, p39-74, 36p |
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Social constructionists insist that ongoing racism and persistent inequality limit the identity options of middle-class blacks. Through a comparison of race relations in two suburban communities, I show that middle-class blacks meet with some success when they temporarily exchange their racial identity for a class-based identity. Using data collected through ethnography and individual interviews, I examine the conditions under which middle-class blacks construct and assert a suburban identity. I find that middle-class blacks engage in a process known as boundary-work -- a type of cultural work -- to manage their interactions with their white neighbors. Middle-class blacks' success in this regard varies with the racial composition of the suburban community and with their white neighbors' level of satisfaction with the community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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