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When mobility leaves you belonging nowhere

I finally bought a house in a good neighborhood and my old friends say I'm acting white, but my new neighbors still look surprised when I tell them I live here.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Social advancement can position you as too successful for your origin community and too different for your new environment.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Social mobility and identity shift?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.