Race and the invisible hand how white networks exclude black men from blue-collar jobs / Deirdre A. Royster.

Author/creator Royster, Deirdre A., 1966-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBerkeley : University of California Press,
Descriptionxvi, 226 p. ; 24 cm.
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Contents Introduction -- Invisible and visible hands : racial disparity in the labor market -- From school to work in black and white : a case study -- Getting a job, not getting a job : employment divergence begins -- Evaluating market explanations : "the declining significance of race" and "racial deficits" approaches -- Embedded transitions : school ties and the unanticipated significance of race -- Networks of inclusion, networks of exclusion : the production and maintenance of segregated opportunity structures -- White privilege and black accommodation : where past and contemporary discrimination converge to produce durable inequality.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 205-215) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2002154103
ISBN0520229991 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0520239512 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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