Middle-class journeys: A comparative study of the residential
and housing outcomes of Caribbean Latino, Black, and White
native New Yorkers Middle-Class Journeys: A Comparative Study of
the Residential and Housing Outcomes of Caribbean Latino, Black,
and White Native New Yorkers Dissertation directed by Clara
Rodriguez, Ph.D. and E. Doyle McCarthy. Ph.D. Residence is an
indicator of middle-class status in an qualitative study
conducted of 57 Caribbean Latino and non-Hispanic Black and
White native New Yorkers. This study centered on how respondents
felt they were being treated in the housing market and in their
residential searches, how they interacted with people in their
neighborhoods and how they felt about their class standing in
society. Class, race and ethnicity were found to influence
housing choices and outcomes. The study compared respondents'
(1.) residential aspirations and preferences, (2.) ideas about
social mobility, and (3.) experiences with discrimination,
segregation, gentrification, and home