Answer to Question #255684 in Other for Silindokuhle Zulu

Question

In ‘From Water to Wine: Becoming Middle Class in Angola’ Jess Auerbach defines the Angolan Middle Class as those who have ‘a house, a car, and an education’ (2020: 15). Write an essay of 1000-1500 words in which you argue whether or not you think this is a helpful definition of the South African middle class, and why you think so. In your essay, make sure to reference at least one text from the first half of the course to help you make your argument

Answer 1

The University of Cape Town Liberty Institute released data towards the end of 2020 that showed South Africa's dwindling middle class has been years in the making, dropping from 6.1 million to 2.7 million people between 2017 and June 2020, a 55.73 percent drop