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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820350103321

Autore

Farley Reynolds <1938->

Titolo

Blacks and whites : narrowing the gap? / / Reynolds Farley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Massachusetts ; ; London, England : , : Harvard University Press, , 1984

©1984

ISBN

0-674-18922-1

Edizione

[Reprint 2014]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Social Trends in the United States

Disciplina

305.8/96073

Soggetti

African Americans - Economic conditions

African Americans - Social conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Introduction -- 2. Education, Employment, and Occupation -- 3. Personal Income and Earnings -- 4. Who Benefited? -- 5. The Welfare of Families and Individuals -- 6. Class Differences in the Black Community -- 7. A Scorecard on Black Progress -- APPENDIX: Describing Racial Differences in Earnings -- Notes -- References -- Index