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Love Jones Cohort: Single and Living Alone in the Black Middle Class [Minkštas viršelis]

4.18/5 (39 ratings by Goodreads)
(University of Maryland, College Park)
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"The Love Jones Cohort Drawing from stratification economics, intersectionality, and respectability politics, The Love Jones Cohort centers the voices and lifestyles of members of the Black middle class who are single and living alone (SALA). While much has been written about both the Black middle class and the rise of singlehood, this book represents a first foray into bridging these two concepts. In studying these intersections, The Love Jones Cohort provides a more nuanced understanding of how race, gender, and class, coupled with social structures, shape five central lifestyle factors of Black middle-class adults who are SALA. The book explores how these Black adults: define family and friends, and decide on whether and how to pursue romantic relationships; articulate the ebbs and flows of being Black and middle class; select where to live and why; accumulate and disseminate wealth; and maintain overall health, well-being and coping mechanisms. Kris Marsh is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Maryland. Previously, Professor Marsh was a visiting researcher at the University of Southern California, and Fulbright Scholar in South Africa at the University of Witwatersrand and the University of Johannesburg. Dr. Marsh's areas of expertise are the Black middle class, demography, racial residential segregation, and education"--

The Love Jones Cohort centers adults who are single and living alone (SALA) in the Black middle class. The book examines how intersecting identities and social structures shape the emergence, acceptance, and inclusion of SALA adults as a lifestyle and family within scholarship on the Black middle class and singlehood.

Drawing from stratification economics, intersectionality, and respectability politics, The Love Jones Cohort centers on the voices and lifestyles of members of the Black middle class who are single and living alone (SALA). While much has been written about both the Black middle class and the rise of singlehood, this book represents a first foray into bridging these two concepts. In studying these intersections, The Love Jones Cohort provides a more nuanced understanding of how race, gender, and class, coupled with social structures, shape five central lifestyle factors of Black middle-class adults who are SALA. The book explores how these Black adults define family and friends and decide on whether and how to pursue romantic relationships, articulate the ebbs and flows of being Black and middle class, select where to live and why, accumulate and disseminate wealth, and maintain overall health, well-being, and coping mechanisms.

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'A skillful combination of demography and qualitative interviews, The Love Jones Cohort is the defining reference on the rise and reality of Black middle-class singledom. Marsh offers a highly original take on the path to and consequences of forgoing parenting, marriage, and co-habitation. It is essential reading for scholars of the family and the Black community.' Mary Pattillo, author of Black Picket Fences: Privilege and Peril among the Black Middle Class 'A much needed contribution to singles studies. Marsh not only does an incredible job in investigating Black middle-class singles, but also skillfully shows how intersecting singlehood with major social categories is important.' Elyakim Kislev, School of Public Policy and Governance, The Hebrew University, and author of Happy Singlehood: The Rising Acceptance and Celebration of Solo Living 'With The Love Jones Cohort, sociologist Kris Marsh has transformed the way we understand single people and single life. While the dominant images of contemporary singles are mostly White, Dr. Marsh shows that Black singles are the true trailblazers. While many are tempted to ascribe people's single status solely to their personal choices and characteristics, Dr. Marsh exposes the systems of inequality lurking in the background. The Love Jones Cohort shatters the smug presumption that marriage is the one true path to the Black middle class. Combining brilliant sociological analyses with the intimate voices of people who are single and living alone in the Black middle class, Dr. Marsh sets aside tired, old deficit narratives of single life - especially Black single life - and shows how single people flourish. This book is a triumph.' Bella DePaulo, author of Singled Out: How Singles Are Stereotyped, Stigmatized, and Ignored, and Still Live Happily Ever After 'This well-written, well-researched monograph fills a gap in the literature on Black families and changing definitions of family. Highly recommended.' S. Lawson-Clark, Choice '[ This book] is necessary to read for studies of Black families and Social Stratification and is an essential addition to race, class, and family scholarship. [ it] addresses a longstanding and glaring gap in sociological knowledge about a growing subgroup within the Black middle class.' Marbella Eboni Hill, Sociology of Race and Ethnicity

Daugiau informacijos

This book provides a structural understanding of how identities of race, class, gender, and singleness reconfigure the Black middle class.
List of Figures
ix
List of Tables
xi
Preface xiii
Introducing the Members of the Love Jones Cohort xix
Acknowledgments xxv
Introduction 1(16)
1 Scholarly Debates on Defining the Black Middle Class
17(14)
2 How the Love Jones Cohort Defines the Black Middle Class
31(9)
3 The Love Jones Cohort and Black Middle-Class Identity
40(12)
4 The Rise of Never-Married Black Singles
52(21)
5 Choice, Circumstance, or Both?
73(10)
6 Lifestyle Ebbs and Flows
83(16)
7 Intergenerational Mobility and Disseminating Wealth
99(18)
8 Homeownership and the Accumulation of Wealth
117(15)
9 Neighborhood Decisions and Interactions
132(13)
10 Health, Mental Well-Being, and Coping Strategies (with Courtney Thomas)
145(19)
Conclusion 164(7)
Afterword 171
Kris Marsh is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Maryland. Previously, Professor Marsh was a visiting researcher at the University of Southern California and Fulbright Scholar in South Africa at the University of Witwatersrand and the University of Johannesburg. Professor Marsh's areas of expertise are the Black middle class, demography, racial residential segregation, and education.