The Racial Politics of Cultural Capital: Perspectives from Black Middle-Class Pupils and Parents in a London Comprehensive
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DOI: 10.1177/1749975519839521
Abstract: Drawing on 13 in-depth interviews and three focus-group interviews with Black middle-class pupils, along with 14 in-depth interviews with their parents, this article highlights Black parents’ and pupils’ strategic use of Black cultural capital to… read more here.
Keywords: middle class; class; cultural capital; black middle ... See more keywords
Positionings of the black middle-classes: understanding identity construction beyond strategic assimilation
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DOI: 10.17863/cam.9367
Abstract: ABSTRACTThis paper explores the identities of Britain’s black middle-classes. Drawing upon interviews with seventy-two participants, I theorize a ‘triangle of identity’. This triangle emphasizes ho... read more here.
Keywords: middle classes; understanding identity; black middle; positionings black ... See more keywords