A different shade of gray : midlife and beyond in the inner city / Katherine S. Newman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Newman, Katherine S., 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban poor--United States.

Urban poor.

United States.

Inner cities--United States.

Inner cities.

Middle-aged persons--United States.

Middle-aged persons.

Physical Description:

xi, 306 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : New Press : Distributed by W.W. Norton, 2003.

Summary:

Classic works by William Julius Wilson and Alex Kotlowitz have given Americans searing accounts of coming of age amid urban poverty. Now Katherine Newman, Kennedy School professor and author of No Shame in My Game, a book about the working poor that Publishers Weekly called "eye-opening" and "bracingly refreshing, " shifts our attention to the other end of the human life span, offering the first comprehensive look at aging in the inner city.

While recent prosperity has allowed many to enjoy their old age in the comfort of retirement communities, a combination of historical circumstances, personal decisions, and changing public policy have conspired to keep another set of Americans locked in crumbling urban settings to "age in place." How this happened and what it means are the questions at the center of this original and illuminating study.

Contents:

Chapter 1 In the Shadow of White Flight 7

Chapter 2 The Big Picture / coauthored by Shelley McDonough 29

Chapter 3 Work and Neighborhood 55

Chapter 4 Men and Women: Together and Apart in the Later Years 79

Chapter 5 Old Before Our Time 113

Chapter 6 Does Race Matter? 145

Chapter 7 Local Caring: Social Capital and Social Responsibility 197

Chapter 8 A Different Shade of Gray 221.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [249]-298) and index.

ISBN:

156584615X

OCLC:

49320517