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Problem of the century : racial stratification in the United States / Elijah Anderson and Douglas S. Massey, editors.
LIBRA E184.A1 P74 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social stratification.
- History.
- Race discrimination.
- United States--Race relations.
- United States.
- Race relations.
- United States--Ethnic relations.
- Ethnic relations.
- Race discrimination--United States--History--20th century.
- Social stratification--United States--History--20th century.
- United States--Social conditions--1980-2020.
- Social conditions.
- African Americans--Social conditions--1975-.
- African Americans.
- African Americans--Social conditions.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 470 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Russell Sage Foundation, [2001]
- Contents:
- Part I Theoretical and Conceptual Issues
- Chapter 1 The Sociology of Race in the United States / Elijah Anderson, Douglas S. Massey 3
- Chapter 2 Ethnic Change in Macro-Historical Perspective / Randall Collins 13
- Chapter 3 Immigrant-Black Dissensions in American Cities: An Argument for Multiple Explanations / Ewa Morawska 47
- Chapter 4 Who Speaks for Women? Racial Exclusivity, Feminist Ideology, and the Dilemmas of Constituency / Robin Leidner 97
- Chapter 5 Race, Stratification, and Group-Based Rights / Ivar Berg 115
- Part II The Social Demography of Race
- Chapter 6 The Population Dynamics of the Changing Color Line / Tukufu Zuberi 145
- Chapter 7 The African American Population, 1930 to 1990 / Irma T. Elo, Samuel H. Preston 168
- Chapter 8 The Fading Dream: Prospects for Marriage in the Inner City / Frank F. Furstenberg Jr. 224
- Chapter 9 Quality of In-Patient AIDS Care: Does Race Matter? / Linda H. Aiken, Douglas M. Sloane 247
- Part III The Social Ecology of Race
- Chapter 10 Socioeconomic Status and Segregation: African Americans, Hispanics, and Asians in Los Angeles / Camille Zubrinsky Charles 271
- Chapter 11 Do Racial Composition and Segregation Affect Economic Outcomes in Metropolitan Areas? / Janice F. Madden 290
- Chapter 12 Segregation and Violent Crime in Urban America / Douglas S. Massey 317
- Part IV Race at Work and School
- Chapter 13 Gender, Race, Local Labor Markets, and Occupational Devaluation / Jerry A. Jacobs, Mary Blair-Loy 347
- Chapter 14 Working Steady: Race, Low-Wage Work, and Family Involvement among Noncustodial Fathers in Philadelphia / Kathryn Edin, Timothy J. Nelson 375
- Chapter 15 The Social Situation of the Black Executive: Black and White Identities in the Corporate World / Elijah Anderson 405
- Chapter 16 Race and Ethnic Differences in Peer Influences on Educational Achievement / Grace Kao 437.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0871540541
- OCLC:
- 46401861
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