TY - JOUR
T1 - A research agenda for the black middle class
T2 - Work stress, survival strategies, and mental health
AU - Jackson, Pamela Braboy
AU - Stewart, Quincy Thomas
PY - 2003/9
Y1 - 2003/9
N2 - In this article we discuss the social position of the black middle class and two forms of work stress that appear unique to this group: token stress and social rejection. We outline a research agenda for studying: (1) the relationship between these stressors and mental health in the context of the work environment, and (2) the type of strategies that appear especially efficacious (or problematic) with regard to these problems. We begin the paper with a contextual discussion of the black middle class. We then offer a set of theoretical predictions about the relationship between work stress and mental health among middle class African Americans. We conclude the article with recommendations for future research, and we identify the implications of the research agenda for social policy efforts to diversify the workplace.
AB - In this article we discuss the social position of the black middle class and two forms of work stress that appear unique to this group: token stress and social rejection. We outline a research agenda for studying: (1) the relationship between these stressors and mental health in the context of the work environment, and (2) the type of strategies that appear especially efficacious (or problematic) with regard to these problems. We begin the paper with a contextual discussion of the black middle class. We then offer a set of theoretical predictions about the relationship between work stress and mental health among middle class African Americans. We conclude the article with recommendations for future research, and we identify the implications of the research agenda for social policy efforts to diversify the workplace.
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U2 - 10.2307/1519789
DO - 10.2307/1519789
M3 - Article
C2 - 14582318
AN - SCOPUS:0642365182
SN - 0022-1465
VL - 44
SP - 442
EP - 455
JO - Journal of health and social behavior
JF - Journal of health and social behavior
IS - 3
ER -