Abstract
When a man and a woman get married, a marital story begins. The plot is determined by its characters (husband, wife, children, relatives and close acquaintance’s) and setting this includes their home and surrounding community, the plot gets dark and conflict is triggered when the duo holds different views on how certain things should be done. For this project such conflict was assessed by the intersections of race, class and gender. Through a narrative analysis and Intersectional framework, the experiences of Black middle-classness, marital conflict and intimacy were examined, amongst eight women from Gauteng. The findings of the study show that Black middle- classness is differentially understood and is thus heterogeneously experienced. Furthermore, marital conflict occurs when expectations of traditional gender roles are not fulfilled. The study furthermore revealed that marital conflict alters the discursive dimension of intimacy in relationships.
M.A. (Sociology)