Hidden Classes: African American and Ghanaian Perceptions of Class

Much of scholarship, media, and public concern focuses their work within the realm of civil society. This means that those that live outside of civil society are often forgotten, including both marginalized and impoverished groups. This author proposes that the impoverished African American/ Black community and the impoverished Ghanaian community are not only forgotten but intentionally ignored and/or hidden even within their respective national groups. This study will use interview and survey methods to determine class perceptions of those within African American/Black and Ghanaian ethnic backgrounds in order to determine the normalized social positioning of their corresponding impoverished subgroups. The information resulting from the study will also be analyzed to support or deconstruct field observations of class perception parallels between both national ethnic groups.