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
- References
- Index
9 - Neighborhood Decisions and Interactions
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 February 2023
- 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
- References
- Index
Summary
Chapter 9 examines how the lifestyles of the Love Jones Cohort shape their decision-making when it comes to choosing a neighborhood and how they interact with their neighbors. The choices the Cohort members make as partner- and child-free individuals are of great relevance in terms of understanding the present situation and future direction of the Black middle class. Aside from affordability, Chapter 9 discusses several factors the Love Jones Cohort consider when selecting a neighborhood, including racial composition, safety (physical and psychological), amenities, sense of community, and neighborhood demographics. Chapter 9 shows that even if they were not consciously making their neighborhood choices based on their membership in the Love Jones Cohort, it plays a key role in how they view their residential options. Generally, the Love Jones Cohort are largely unconcerned with how their neighbors regard them; yet they express how they are subject to psychological pressures related to race, class, gender, and their single status.
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- The Love Jones CohortSingle and Living Alone in the Black Middle Class, pp. 132 - 144Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023