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Author:
Royster, Deirdre A. (Deirdre Alexia), 1966-
Title:
Race and the invisible hand : how white networks exclude black men from blue-collar jobs / Deirdre A. Royster.
Publisher:
University of California Press,
Copyright Date:
c2003
Description:
xvi, 226 p. ; 24 cm.
Subject:
African Americans--Employment
Discrimination in employment--United States.
Blue collar workers--United States.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-215) and index.
Contents:
White privilege and black accommodation : where past and contemporary discrimination converge to produce durable inequality 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
ISBN:
9780520239517 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0520239512 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780520229990 (cloth : alk. paper)
0520229991 (cloth : alk. paper)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)51058979
LCCN:
2002154103
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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