1st Edition

The Middle Class in Neo-Urban India Space, Class and Distinction

By Smriti Singh Copyright 2024
286 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge India

286 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge India

286 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge India

This book critically examines the new middle class and the emergence of neo-urban spaces in India within the context of rapid urbanisation and changing socio-spatial dynamics in urban areas in the country. It looks at class as a socio-spatial category where class distinction is tied to and manifests itself through the space of the city. With a detailed ethnographic study of the national capital... Read more

List of illustrations. Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction 1. Intersection of Class and Space 2. Distinction, Othering and Exclusivity 3. Construction of Self and Identification 4. Cosmopolitan Subjectivity, Morality and Social Beliefs 5. Family and Everyday Practices of Class Reproduction 6. Conclusion: Towards Socio-spatiality of Class Bibliography. Annexure I Respondent Profile. Index.

Biography

Smriti Singh is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the Department of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) and associated with The Urban Research Lab at the Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology–Delhi (IIITD), India. She has earned her doctorate from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. She is a Fulbright-Nehru scholar (2015–2016). Her research focuses on questions of Urban space, community, and identity.