The evolution of the new black middle class

Annual Review of Sociology

Volumn 37, Issue , 2011, Pages 373-394

  Landry, Bart ^a   Marsh, Kris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Black Bourgeoisie; Discrimination; Mobility; Stratification; The talented tenth

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960443102     PISSN: 03600572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-soc-081309-150047     Document Type: Review

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