The economics of structural racism : stratification economics and US labor markets / Patrick L. Mason, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mason, Patrick L., author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in stratification economics

Cambridge studies in stratification economics: economics and social identity

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Economic conditions.

African Americans.

Racism--Economic aspects--United States.

Racism.

Discrimination in employment--United States.

Discrimination in employment.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 371 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.

Summary:

This extensive and comprehensive book tracks persistent racial disparities in the US across multiple regimes of structural racism. It begins with an examination of the economics of racial identity, mechanisms of stratification, and regimes of structural racism. It analyzes trends in racial inequality in education and changes in family structure since the demise of Jim Crow. The book also examines generational trends in income, wealth, and employment for families and individuals, by race, gender, and national region. It explores economic differences among African Americans, by region, ethnicity, nativity, gender, and racial identity. Finally, the book provides a theoretical analysis of structural racism, productivity, and wages, with a special focus on the role of managers and instrumental discrimination inside the firm. The book concludes with an investigation of instrumental discrimination, hate crimes, the criminal legal system, and the impact of mass incarceration on family structure and economic inequality.

Notes:

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Print version:

ISBN:

9781009290784 (ebook)

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