Prismatic Metropolis Inequality in Los Angeles / Lawrence D. Bobo ... [et al.], editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bobo, Lawrence.

Series:

Multi city study of urban inequality.

The multi city study of urban inequality

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Demographic surveys--California--Los Angeles County.

Demographic surveys.

Equality--California--Los Angeles County.

Equality.

Minorities--California--Los Angeles County--Economic conditions.

Minorities.

Minorities--California--Los Angeles County--Social conditions.

Discrimination in employment--California--Los Angeles County.

Discrimination in employment.

Los Angeles County (Calif.)--Race relations.

Los Angeles County (Calif.).

Los Angeles County (Calif.)--Economic conditions.

Los Angeles County (Calif.)--Social conditions.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (626 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2016

Place of Publication:

New York : Russell Sage Foundation, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book cuts through the powerful mythology surrounding Los Angeles to reveal the causes of inequality in a city that has weathered rapid population change, economic restructuring, and fractious ethnic relations.The sources of disadvantage and the means of getting ahead differ greatly among the city's myriad ethnic groups.

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Part I: Introduction: Foundations of a Prismatic Metropolis; Chapter 1: Analyzing Inequality in Los Angeles // Lawrence D. Bobo, Melvin L. Oliver, James H. Johnson Jr., and Abel Valenzuela Jr.; Chapter 2: A Demographic Portrait of Los Angeles County, 1970 to 1990 // David M. Grant; Chapter 3: Racial Attitudes in a Prismatic Metropolis: Mapping Identity, Stereotypes, Competition, and Views on Affirmative Action // Lawrence D. Bobo and Devon Johnson; Part II: Opportunities Divided: Race, Space, and Gender in Los Angeles

Chapter 4: Residential Segregation in Los Angeles // Camille Zubrinsky Charles; Chapter 5: Racial Differences in Labor Force Participation and Long-Term Joblessness among Less-Educated Men // Michael J. Lichter and Melvin L. Oliver; Chapter 6: Latino Earnings Inequality: Immigrant and Native-Born Differences // Abel Valenzuela Jr. and Elizabeth Gonzalez; Chapter 7: A Protected Niche? Immigrant Ethnic Economies and Labor Market Segmentation // Tarry Hum; Chapter 8: African American Males in Decline: A Los Angeles Case Study // James H. Johnson Jr., Walter C. Farrell Jr., and Jennifer A. Stoloff

Chapter 9: Child Care as Poverty Policy: The Effect of Child Care on Work and Family Poverty // Julie E. Press; Chapter 10: Bridging Social Networks and Female Labor Force Participation in a Multiethnic Metropolis // James H. Johnson Jr., Elisa Jayne Bienenstock, Walter C. Farrell Jr., and Jennifer L. Glanville; Chapter 11: Search, Discrimination, and the Travel to Work // Michael A. Stoll; Chapter 12: Spatial Mismatch or More of a Mishmash? Multiple Jeopardy and the Journey to Work // Julie E. Press; Part III: Understanding Processes of Discrimination

Chapter 13: Racial Attitudes and Power in the Workplace: Do the Haves Differ from the Have-nots? // Lawrence D. Bobo, Devon Johnson, and Susan A. Suh; Chapter 14: Surveying Racial Discrimination: Analyses from a Multiethnic Labor Market // Lawrence D. Bobo and Susan A. Suh; Chapter 15: Women's Perceptions of Workplace Discrimination: Impacts of Racial Group, Gender, and Class // Susan A. Suh; Index

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-61044-073-0

OCLC:

915134932