Black asset poverty and the enduring racial divide / Lori Latrice Martin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martin, Lori Latrice, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poverty--United States.

Poverty.

African Americans--Economic conditions.

African Americans.

Wealth--United States.

Wealth.

Poverty--Government policy--United States.

Income distribution--United States.

Income distribution.

Equality--United States.

Equality.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colorado : FirstForumPress, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Claims of a postracial society notwithstanding, there are enormous and even expanding differences in the level of assets owned by various racial and ethnic groups--and black families are vastly overrepresented among the asset poor. Lori Martin provides an in-depth exploration of the causes and consequences of racial wealth inequality. Drawing on both national data and case studies from New York City, Martin probes the reasons for discrepancies in wealth accumulation and their significance for black Americans of all economic classes. Her work allows a deeper understanding of the impact of asset poverty on individuals, families, communities, and the nation as a whole.

Contents:

""Book Title""; ""Contents""; ""List of Tables""; ""3.1. Segregation of the top 5 metro regions with largest Afro-Caribbean population in Census 1990-2000""; ""3.2 Segregation of the top 5 metro regions with largest African-born population in Census 1990-2000""; ""4.1 Composition and growth of the non-hispanic black populations of the U.S., 1990-2000""; ""4.2: Metro areas with largest Afro-Caribbean population, 2000""; ""4.3: Metro areas with largest African-born population, 2000""; ""4.4: Neighborhood characteristics of the average Afro-Caribbean resident""

""4.5: Neighborhood characteristics of the average African-born resident""""5.1: Top 10 metropolitan areas ranked by level of segregation for blacks and whites using the index of dissimilarity: 2000""; ""5.2: Top 10 metropolitan areas ranked by level of segregation for blacks and whites using the Index of dissimilarity: 2010""; ""8.1: Selected descriptive statistics for non-married asian, black, hispanic and white females, 1980-2009""; ""8.2: Percent homeowners by nativity for non-married Asian, black, hispanic and white females, 1980-2009""

""8.3: Selected descriptive statistics for non-married black females, 1980-2009""""8.4: Selected Descriptive Statistics for Non-MarriedBlack Females by Social Class, 2000-2009""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1-Exploring Asset Poverty""; ""2-Economic Inequality in a “Postracial� Society""; ""3-Historical Perspectives""; ""4-The Splintering of Black America?""; ""5-U.S. Recession, Black Depression""; ""6-Transcendent Elites: Losing Ground""; ""7-Mainstream Middle-Class: Missing in Action""; ""8-The Myth of the Black Immigrant Advantage""; ""9-Income Rich, Asset Poor""

""10-Towards a Radical Reconstruction""""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""About the Book""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-935049-95-X