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Black Males Left Behind
Ronald B. Mincy
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Paperback. Series: Urban Institute Press. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Despite the overall economic gains in the 1990s, many young black men continue to have the poorest life chances of anyone in our society. Joblessness and low earnings among these less-educated young adults are contributing to reductions in marriage, increases in nonmarital childbearing, and a host of other social problems. In Black Males Left Behind, Ronald Mincy has assembled a distinguished group of experts who examine how less-educated black men fared relative to other less-educated young people during the economic expansion of the 1990s and why. Chapters explore the roles of the macroeconomy, the deconcentration of blue-collar employment, criminal justice ... Read more
Despite the overall economic gains in the 1990s, many young black men continue to have the poorest life chances of anyone in our society. Joblessness and low earnings among these less-educated young adults are contributing to reductions in marriage, increases in nonmarital childbearing, and a host of other social problems. In Black Males Left Behind, Ronald Mincy has assembled a distinguished group of experts who examine how less-educated black men fared relative to other less-educated young people during the economic expansion of the 1990s and why. Chapters explore the roles of the macroeconomy, the deconcentration of blue-collar employment, criminal justice ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Urban Institute Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Series
Urban Institute Press
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780877667278
SKU
V9780877667278
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