Sociology John Jackson uses symbolic interactionalism to discuss the difference in Black America and argues how the social class within Harlem shows how people act towards each other based on the meaning of blackness. He uses the borough Harlem to reflect on more than just the difficulties within a black neighborhood but the variety of social networks and class stratifications to explore how African Americans interpret and perform different class identities in their everyday behavior.
Jackson used the ideal of Harlem "the capital of Black America"(Jackson 19), to discover a deeper meaning for the culturally known black community. It was a place with its own historical and cultural significance. After doing some research and gathering information, I learned he wanted a title that would reflect the neighborhood 's far-reaching reputation: "Harlem World: Doing Race and Class in Contemporary Black America". The title expresses multiple interpretations of and about Harlem in a popular culture.
Jackson grew up in a neighborhood called Canarsie in Brooklyn. He saw Harlem only during visits to relatives which wasn’t quite often. He decided to compare his old community to his research based to see the …show more content…
Jackson found that, in Harlem at least, many people have connections that span across classes. Class and race are not assigned categories but can be based on the individual’s speech, dressing, and physical gestures. “And Harlem was specifically designed to be a white world” (p. 24). “African Americans out of the area through restricted covenants that barred whites from selling or entering across racial lines. Tenant associations such as Property Owners ‘Protective Association of Harlem regulated prices beyond the reach of poorer blacks and blatantly discriminated against wealthier blacks” (p. 25). This separation indicates the importance on how race matters to the
Jackson used the ideal of Harlem "the capital of Black America"(Jackson 19), to discover a deeper meaning for the culturally known black community. It was a place with its own historical and cultural significance. After doing some research and gathering information, I learned he wanted a title that would reflect the neighborhood 's far-reaching reputation: "Harlem World: Doing Race and Class in Contemporary Black America". The title expresses multiple interpretations of and about Harlem in a popular culture.
Jackson grew up in a neighborhood called Canarsie in Brooklyn. He saw Harlem only during visits to relatives which wasn’t quite often. He decided to compare his old community to his research based to see the …show more content…
Jackson found that, in Harlem at least, many people have connections that span across classes. Class and race are not assigned categories but can be based on the individual’s speech, dressing, and physical gestures. “And Harlem was specifically designed to be a white world” (p. 24). “African Americans out of the area through restricted covenants that barred whites from selling or entering across racial lines. Tenant associations such as Property Owners ‘Protective Association of Harlem regulated prices beyond the reach of poorer blacks and blatantly discriminated against wealthier blacks” (p. 25). This separation indicates the importance on how race matters to the