| Description |
1 online resource (x, 153 pages) |
| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-148) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Economic conditions.
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Social capital (Sociology)
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Social justice.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Labor.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Labor & Industrial Relations.
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African Americans -- Economic conditions
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Social capital (Sociology)
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Social justice
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781935049722 |
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1935049720 |
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