Does The Black Middle Class Exist And Are We Members?

Grace Khunou is a Professor in the Sociology Department at the University of Johannesburg. Kris Marsh is an Associate Professor at the University of Maryland.  Polite Chauke is a PhD candidate and Teaching Assistant at the University of the Witwatersrand.  Lesego Plank is a PhD candidate at the University of Johannesburg.  Leo Igbanoi is a Social Sector Analyst at the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies. Mabone Kgosiemang is a PhD candidate and Assistant Lecturer at the University of Johannesburg.

• About the authors Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Who is the black middle class in history and theory?  Chapter 2: The Black middle class: a conceptual moving target? Chapter 3: Those snobbish “clever” Blacks: preconceived notions of the Black middle class Chapter 4: Thank you, but I got this: gender dynamics between researcher and Black middle-class respondentChapter 5: What do I wear, and do I eat their food? Performing middle classness Chapter 6: ConclusionBibliographyIndex