The economics of structural racism : stratification economics and US labor markets

Author/Creator:: Mason, Patrick L., author
Publication/Creation:: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023
Resource Type:: Book

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Full Title:: The economics of structural racism : stratification economics and US labor markets / Patrick L. Mason, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Series Titles:: Cambridge studies in stratification economics: economics and social identity
Cambridge studies in stratification economics.

Genre:: Electronic books
Subjects:: African Americans--Economic conditions
Racism--Economic aspects--United States
Discrimination in employment--United States
Racism

Summary:: This extensive and comprehensive book tracks persistent racial disparities in the US across multiple regimes of structural racism. It begins with an examination of the economics of racial identity, mechanisms of stratification, and regimes of structural racism. It analyzes trends in racial inequality in education and changes in family structure since the demise of Jim Crow. The book also examines generational trends in income, wealth, and employment for families and individuals, by race, gender, and national region. It explores economic differences among African Americans, by region, ethnicity, nativity, gender, and racial identity. Finally, the book provides a theoretical analysis of structural racism, productivity, and wages, with a special focus on the role of managers and instrumental discrimination inside the firm. The book concludes with an investigation of instrumental discrimination, hate crimes, the criminal legal system, and the impact of mass incarceration on family structure and economic inequality.
Language:: English
Physical Type/Description:: 1 online resource (xvi, 371 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
General Note:: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 06 Apr 2023).
Local Note:: Available to current Emory faculty, students and staff.