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Author Shapiro, Thomas M.

Title The hidden cost of being African American : how wealth perpetuates inequality / Thomas M. Shapiro.

Imprint New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  330.0896073 Sh22h 2004    ---  Available
Description xv, 238 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-230) and index.
Contents The color of the safety net -- The cost of being Black and the advantage of being white -- Inheritance : "that parent thing" -- Middle class in black and white : how level is the playing field? -- The homeownership crossroad -- Where people "choose" to live -- "Getting a decent middle-class American education" : pursuing advantage in schools.
Subject African Americans -- Economic conditions.
African Americans -- Social conditions -- 1975-
Wealth.
Equality.
Racism -- Economic aspects.
United States -- Economic conditions -- 1981-2001.
United States -- Economic conditions -- 2001-
United States -- Race relations -- Economic aspects.
ISBN 019515147X (acid-free paper)

 
    
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