Book contents
- The Love Jones Cohort
- Cambridge Studies in Stratification Economics: Economics and Social Identity
- The Love Jones Cohort
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Introducing the Members of the Love Jones Cohort
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Scholarly Debates on Defining the Black Middle Class
- 2 How the Love Jones Cohort Defines the Black Middle Class
- 3 The Love Jones Cohort and Black Middle-Class Identity
- 4 The Rise of Never-Married Black Singles
- 5 Choice, Circumstance, or Both?
- 6 Lifestyle Ebbs and Flows
- 7 Intergenerational Mobility and Disseminating Wealth
- 8 Homeownership and the Accumulation of Wealth
- 9 Neighborhood Decisions and Interactions
- 10 Health, Mental Well-Being, and Coping Strategies
- Conclusion
- Afterword
- Book part
- Appendix A Percentage of Blacks and Whites between the Ages of 25 and 65 Who Never Married, 1880–2019
- Appendix B Calculating the Black Middle-Class Index (BMCi), by Kris Marsh, William A. Darity Jr., Philip N. Cohen, Lynne M. Casper, and Danielle Salters
- Appendix C Brief Explanations of the Ten of the Most Persistent Myths Surrounding the Racial Wealth Gap, by William Darity Jr., Darrick Hamilton, Mark Paul, Alan Aja, Anne Price, Antonio Moore, and Caterina Chiopris
- References
- Index
Appendix C - Brief Explanations of the Ten of the Most Persistent Myths Surrounding the Racial Wealth Gap, by William Darity Jr., Darrick Hamilton, Mark Paul, Alan Aja, Anne Price, Antonio Moore, and Caterina Chiopris
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 February 2023
Book contents
- The Love Jones Cohort
- Cambridge Studies in Stratification Economics: Economics and Social Identity
- The Love Jones Cohort
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Introducing the Members of the Love Jones Cohort
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Scholarly Debates on Defining the Black Middle Class
- 2 How the Love Jones Cohort Defines the Black Middle Class
- 3 The Love Jones Cohort and Black Middle-Class Identity
- 4 The Rise of Never-Married Black Singles
- 5 Choice, Circumstance, or Both?
- 6 Lifestyle Ebbs and Flows
- 7 Intergenerational Mobility and Disseminating Wealth
- 8 Homeownership and the Accumulation of Wealth
- 9 Neighborhood Decisions and Interactions
- 10 Health, Mental Well-Being, and Coping Strategies
- Conclusion
- Afterword
- Book part
- Appendix A Percentage of Blacks and Whites between the Ages of 25 and 65 Who Never Married, 1880–2019
- Appendix B Calculating the Black Middle-Class Index (BMCi), by Kris Marsh, William A. Darity Jr., Philip N. Cohen, Lynne M. Casper, and Danielle Salters
- Appendix C Brief Explanations of the Ten of the Most Persistent Myths Surrounding the Racial Wealth Gap, by William Darity Jr., Darrick Hamilton, Mark Paul, Alan Aja, Anne Price, Antonio Moore, and Caterina Chiopris
- References
- Index
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- The Love Jones CohortSingle and Living Alone in the Black Middle Class, pp. 177 - 180Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023