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Despite the overall economic gains in the 1990s, many young black men continue to have the poorest life chances of anyone in our society. In "Black Males Left Behind," Ronald Mincy has assembled a distinguished group of experts who examine how less-educated black men fared relative to other less-educated young people during the economic expansion of the 1990s and why. Chapters explore the roles of the macroeconomy, the deconcentration of blue-collar...
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"Women in Britain account for fifty per cent of all employed workers yet the role which they play in economic activity is distinct and different from that of men. Women are more likely than men to work part-time, to experience career breaks, and to be excluded from official statistics when unemployed. Above all, women bear more responsibility for domestic tasks than men."--BOOK JACKET. "Economic analysis has overlooked the differences between men...
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"Michele Lamont takes us into the world inhabited by working-class men - the world as they understand it. Interviewing black and white working-class men who, because they are not college graduates, have limited access to high-paying jobs and other social benefits, she constructs a revealing portrait of how they see themselves and the rest of society."--Jacket.
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This book explores the role of gender sterotyping and gender dynamics in the context of workplace conflict. Cornelius describes the sources of conflict between men and women at work, suggests ways to sort out the problems rooted in differences in masculine and feminine styles and offers practical solutions for drawing out the positives of both approaches within organizations. A valuable book for human resources professionals, trainers and those interest...
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This book examines the decreasement in work rate for American males aged twenty-five to fifty-four.
The stock market continues to set new records. Unemployment continues to go down. The United States is now at or near "full employment," at least according to received wisdom. But a closer look at economic data by Nicholas Eberstadt reveals something else entirely. While "unemployment" has gone down, the work participation rate, and especially the...
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"Men Still at Work explores the reasons why many men are continuing to work well beyond the traditional retirement age. In todays challenging economy, they are the second-fastest growing group of workers (just behind older women). Filled with profiles of older working men, as well as dynamic interview quotes, Men Still at Work explores thorny issues such as masculinity and the 'need to provide, ' as well as economic issues, job satisfaction, and more."--Publisher's...
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"The "invisible men" of sociologist Adia Harvey Wingfield's urgent and timely No More Invisible Man are African American professionals who fall between extremely high status, high-profile black men and the urban underclass. Her compelling interview study considers middle-class, professional black men and the challenges, obstacles, and opportunities they encounter in white male-dominated occupations. No More Invisible Man chronicles these men's experiences...
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