Problem of the Century

by Anderson, Elijah; Massey, Douglas S.

• ISBN13: 9780871540546
• ISBN10: 0871540541
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-09-01
• Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation

Table of Contents

Contributors	vii
Acknowledgments	ix
PART I THEORETICAL AND CONCEPTUAL ISSUES
The Sociology of Race in the United States	3	(10)
Elijah Anderson
Douglas S. Massey
Ethnic Change in Macro-Historical Perspective	13	(34)
Randall Collins
Immigrant-Black Dissensions in American Cities: An Argument for Multiple Explanations	47	(50)
Ewa Morawska
Who Speaks for Women? Racial Exclusivity, Feminist Ideology, and the Dilemmas of Constituency	97	(18)
Robin Leidner
Race, Stratification, and Group-Based Rights	115	(30)
Ivar Berg
PART II THE SOCIAL DEMOGRAPHY OF RACE
The Population Dynamics of the Changing Color Line	145	(23)
Tukufu Zuberi
The African American Population, 1930 to 1990	168	(56)
Irma T. Elo
Samuel H. Preston
The Fading Dream: Prospects for Marriage in the Inner City	224	(23)
Frank F. Furstenberg Jr.
Quality of In-Patient AIDS Care: Does Race Matter?	247	(24)
Linda H. Aiken
Douglas M. Sloane
PART III THE SOCIAL ECOLOGY OF RACE
Socioeconomic Status and Segregation: African Americans, Hispanics, and Asians in Los Angeles	271	(19)
Camille Zubrinsky Charles
Do Racial Composition and Segregation Affect Economic Outcomes in Metropolitan Areas?	290	(27)
Janice F. Madden
Segregation and Violent Crime in Urban America	317	(30)
Douglas S. Massey
PART IV RACE AT WORK AND SCHOOL
Gender, Race, Local Labor Markets, and Occupational Devaluation	347	(28)
Jerry A. Jacobs
Mary Blair-Loy
Working Steady: Race, Low-Wage Work, and Family Involvement among Noncustodial Fathers in Philadelphia	375	(30)
Kathryn Edin
Timothy J. Nelson
The Social Situation of the Black Executive: Black and White Identities in the Corporate World	405	(32)
Elijah Anderson
Race and Ethnic Differences in Peer Influences on Educational Achievement	437	(24)
Grace Kao
Index	461