Black ethnics [[electronic resource] ] : race, immigration, and the pursuit of the American dream / / Christina M. Greer
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Greer Christina M
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| Titolo: |
Black ethnics [[electronic resource] ] : race, immigration, and the pursuit of the American dream / / Christina M. Greer
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xi, 212 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 305.896/073 |
| Soggetto topico: | African Americans - Race identity |
| Black people - Race identity - United States | |
| African Americans - Attitudes | |
| Black people - United States - Attitudes | |
| African Americans - Employment | |
| Black people - Employment - United States | |
| African Americans - Relations with West Indians | |
| African Americans - Relations with Africans | |
| Labor unions - United States | |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States Race relations |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | A theory of black elevated minority status -- "Where did you come from and what should I call you?" : how a NYC labor union explains changing demographics -- Political participation and the socialization of Blacks into unions and the polity -- "You win some, you lose some" : hard work and the Black pursuit of the American dream -- Union leadership and policy choices : trends in neutral and racial government policies -- Appendix 2A: African immigrants to the United States, 1980 to 2008-9 -- Appendix 2B: Local 371 respondent demographics (in percentages) -- Appendix 2C: SSEU Local 371 participation survey -- Appendix 2D: Local 371 early v. late survey respondents (in percentages) -- Appendix 3A: Labor thermometer -- Appendix 3B: Local 371 rates of citizenship -- Appendix 3C: Political stability of home country (in percentages) -- Appendix 4A: Black ethnic work ethic perception and feeling thermometers -- Appendix 5A: Local 371 attitudes toward people on welfare and the poor. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | In an age where racial and ethnic identity intersect, intertwine, and interact in increasingly complex ways, Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream offers a superb and rigorous analysis of black politics and coalitions in the post-Civil Rights era. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Black ethnics |
| ISBN: | 0-19-023678-7 |
| 0-19-998932-X | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910807494403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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