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Equal work, unequal careers : African Americans in the workforce /
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Boulder, Colo. :
FirstForumPress,
2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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-methods approach probes the ways that people find jobs, lose jobs, and get promoted, illuminating the subtle nexus of race, social networks, and societal barriers that can make or break a career trajectory. Demonstrating how disadvantages can accumulate over time, she goes beyond affirmative action to outline how individual workers can seize the initiative in remedying labor market inequalities. -- Publisher description. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 153 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-148) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781935049722 1935049720 |