The Love Jones Cohort: Examining the Lifestyles of those Single and Living Alone in the Black Middle Class

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• Dr Kris Marsh, University of Maryland.
• Tuesday 11 February 2025, 12:30-14:00
• Sociology Department Seminar Room, Free School Lane.

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Drawing from stratification economics, intersectionality. 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, 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, maintain overall health, well-being and coping mechanisms.

The Love Jones Cohort: Single and Living Alone in the Black Middle Class (Cambridge Studies in Stratification Economics: Economics and Social Identity). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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