Who gets the good jobs? : combating race and gender disparities / Robert Cherry.

Author/creator Cherry, Robert D., 1944-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2001.
Descriptionxv, 288 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Deciding who gets the good jobs : an overview -- The profit motive : how it can benefit the powerless -- It's not personal : when hiring the best worker isn't profitable -- Race before class : Jim Crow employment practices -- Gender before class : patriarchy, capitalism, and family -- The immigration controversy : who wins and who loses? -- The rise of working women : race, class, and gender matters -- Jobs for black men : missing in action -- Employment and ownership disparities : what should the government do? -- New harmony, not religious wars : how to promote diversity at elite universities -- Setting policy priorities : what works best politically?
Local noteLittle-336943--305131045133T
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 251-271) and index.
LCCN 00045684
ISBN0813529204 (alk. paper)
ISBN0813529212 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks HD4903.5.U58 C46 2001 ✔ Available Place Hold