The Kings of Mississippi Race, Religious Education, and the Making of a Middle-Class Black Family in the Segregated South
Book contents
- The Kings of Mississippi
- Cambridge Studies in Stratification Economics: Economics and Social Identity
- The Kings of Mississippi
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Introduction A Black Family from Mississippi as a Socio-Ecological Phenomenon
- 1 “My Own Land and a Milk Cow”: Race, Space, Class, and Gender as Embedded Elements of a Black Southern Terrain
- 2 “Bikes or Lights”: Familial Decisions in the Context of Inequality
- 3 “Getting to the School on Time”: Formal Education and Beyond
- 4 “Jesus and the Juke Joint”: Blurred and Bordered Boundaries and Boundary Crossing
- 5 “Keeping God’s Favor”: Contemporary Black Families and Systemic Change
- Conclusion “What Would Big Mama Do?” Activation and Routinization of a Black Family’s Ethos
- Appendix A Mixed-Methodological Approach: Capturing King Family Voices and Experiences
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 March 2019
Book contents
- The Kings of Mississippi
- Cambridge Studies in Stratification Economics: Economics and Social Identity
- The Kings of Mississippi
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Introduction A Black Family from Mississippi as a Socio-Ecological Phenomenon
- 1 “My Own Land and a Milk Cow”: Race, Space, Class, and Gender as Embedded Elements of a Black Southern Terrain
- 2 “Bikes or Lights”: Familial Decisions in the Context of Inequality
- 3 “Getting to the School on Time”: Formal Education and Beyond
- 4 “Jesus and the Juke Joint”: Blurred and Bordered Boundaries and Boundary Crossing
- 5 “Keeping God’s Favor”: Contemporary Black Families and Systemic Change
- Conclusion “What Would Big Mama Do?” Activation and Routinization of a Black Family’s Ethos
- Appendix A Mixed-Methodological Approach: Capturing King Family Voices and Experiences
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
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- The Kings of MississippiRace, Religious Education, and the Making of a Middle-Class Black Family in the Segregated South, pp. viiiPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019