In the 1980s and 1990s, the media prototype for the middle class – whether Black or white – had been a married couple with children.
Several findings stand out from my interviews with members of the Love Jones Cohort in the summer of 2015.
Many also enjoyed the economic autonomy that accompanied being single. “I decide what I want to do, if it’s political, if it’s social, I decide, and I don’t have to answer to anyone,” said Joanna, a 47-year-old communications specialist. However, they also reported that buying a home on a single income can be an economic hurdle.
In fact, friends were often perceived as a direct extension of their families, and both men and women expressed how friends met various social needs – whether this be workout partners, golf buddies or fellow foodies.
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