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Karyn Lacy is an American sociologist whose research examines race, class, and suburban inequality. She is the author of Blue-Chip Black (2007), an ethnographic study of middle-class Black families living in suburban communities around Washington, D.C. The book analyzes how residents navigate racial identity across different neighborhood settings. Lacy is on the faculty at the University of Michigan.
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What is Blue-Chip Black by Karyn Lacy about?
Blue-Chip Black is Karyn Lacy's 2007 ethnographic study of middle-class Black families in suburban communities around Washington, D.C. It examines how race, class, status, and suburban life shape their experiences.
Where does Karyn Lacy's research in Blue-Chip Black take place?
The book focuses on suburban communities around Washington, D.C. That setting lets Lacy study inequality within and beyond the Black middle class.
Is Blue-Chip Black an ethnography or a general history of race?
It is an ethnographic study based on close observation of middle-class Black families and their communities. Published in 2007, the book uses everyday suburban life to explore race and class.
How does Blue-Chip Black connect race and class?
Lacy shows that middle-class status does not erase the effects of race in suburban institutions and social relationships. The 2007 book therefore studies Black middle-class life through both racial inequality and class position.
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