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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Parks-Yancy, Rochelle
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boulder, Colo. : FirstForumPress, 2010.
Temas:
African Americans > Economic conditions.
Social capital (Sociology)
Social justice.
Noirs américains > Conditions économiques.
Capital social (Sociologie)
Justice sociale.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Careers and social capital
  • Social class, education, and finding work
  • Surviving layoffs
  • Race, gender, and accumulating career (dis)advantages
  • Social program interventions
  • Strategies for improving access.

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