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‘We Could Have Lived Anywhere We Wanted To:’ Middle-Class Blacks Negotiate theHousing Market
Karyn LacyAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Sociology and theCenter for Afro-American andAfrican StudiesUniversity of Michigan
The Research Question
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To what degree does amiddle-class status protectblacks from discriminationin the housing market?
Methodology
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Sites:
2 suburban communities in Washingtonmetro area:Riverton (predominately black) andLakeview (majority white)
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Data Collection:
In-depth interviews with 30 MCB couplesEthnographic ObservationUndercover Interactions with realtors
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