Exploring experiences of “black tax” among emerging black middle class in Cape Town
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Date
2022
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University of the Western Cape
Abstract
“Black Tax” refers to the financial burden that is placed upon Black
professionals to support their immediate and extended families. There is nascent and limited
academic literature on “Black Tax”, and the available literature focuses mostly on the
financial impact of “Black Tax”. Thus, the overall aim of this study was to explore the
experiences of “Black Tax” amongst the emerging Black middle-class with regard to the
emotional aspects of the practise. The Kinscripts Framework was used to explicate how the
emerging Black middle-class experience “Black Tax”, in terms of the perceived financial
obligation, and expectation towards their immediate and extended families.
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Magister Artium - MA
Keywords
Unemployment, Finance, Black middle-class, Ubuntu, Academic literature