Equal Work, Unequal Careers : : African Americans in the Workforce / / Rochelle Parks-Yancy.
Why do some people get ahead in the workplace, while others, equally qualified, fall behind? Rochelle Parks-Yancy uses the experience of African American workers across the US to reveal how the forces of inequality and social capital shape long-term occupational success. Parks-Yancy's mixed-met...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022] ©2010 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (153 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Careers and Social Capital
- 2. Social Class, Education, and Finding Work
- 3. Surviving Layoffs
- 4. Race, Gender, and Accumulating Career (Dis)Advantages
- 5. Social Program Interventions
- 6. Strategies for Improving Access
- Appendices
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Book