The long shadow family background, disadvantaged urban youth, and the transition to adulthood

West Baltimore stands out in the popular imagination as the quintessential "inner city"; gritty, run-down, and marred by drugs and gang violence. Indeed, with the collapse of manufacturing jobs in the 1970s, the area experienced a rapid onset of poverty and high unemployment, with few publ...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Alexander, Karl L. (-)
Otros Autores: Entwisle, Doris R., Olson, Linda Steffel
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Russell Sage Foundation [2014]
Colección:The American Sociological Association's Rose series in sociology.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The long shadow and urban disadvantage
  • The Baltimore backdrop
  • Family disadvantage
  • Neighborhood and school
  • Transitioning to adulthood
  • Socioeconomic destinations
  • Origins to destinations across generations
  • Stratification by race and gender
  • Life-course perspective of urban disadvantage.