The minds of marginalized black men : making sense of mobility, opportunity, and future life chances / Alford A. Young, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Young, Alford A.

Series:

Princeton studies in cultural sociology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poor men--Illinois--Chicago--Attitudes--Case studies.

Poor men.

African American men--Illinois--Chicago--Attitudes--Case studies.

African American men.

Social mobility--United States--Public opinion.

Social mobility.

Equality--United States--Public opinion.

Equality.

Social stratification--United States--Public opinion.

Social stratification.

Social perception--Illinois--Chicago--Case studies.

Social perception.

Race relations.

Public opinion.

United States--Race relations--Public opinion.

United States.

Illinois--Chicago.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xviii, 266 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2004]

Summary:

"This is a book that has stayed with me. It profoundly enriches the reader's understanding of the world inhabited by marginalized black men. Al Young succeeds in moving well beyond common assumptions about the underclass and the often-decried 'culture of poverty' argument to discover how young poor black men understand their social position, the determinants of social mobility (and immobility), and their relationship with the American dream."--Michè le Lamont, Harvard University, author of "The Dignity of Working Men"

"There are few studies written with such power of voice and ethnographic and theoretical verisimilitude. Young has captured the essence of these men. His elegant and erudite book will add immeasurably to the debate on urban poverty, race, representation, and the ethnography of so-called hard-to-reach populations."--Terry Williams, The New School

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [247]-262) and index.

ISBN:

0691092427

OCLC:

51647824