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Peer reviewedTienda, Marta; And Others – Social Forces, 1992
Analyzes data since 1960 from the Public Use Microdata Samples of the decennial censuses and a pooled extract from the Current Population Surveys. Found widening race and ethnic difference in employment over time and unequal employment returns to education among women of color, particularly Puerto Ricans. Socioeconomic structural changes and…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Educational Attainment, Employed Women, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Peer reviewedTienda, Marta; Wilson, Franklin D. – American Sociological Review, 1992
Investigates the relationship between geographic mobility and earnings of Hispanic-American and white men using the 1980 Public Use Sample from the U.S. Census. Economic returns to migration are negligible for both Hispanic-American men and white men. Among Hispanic Americans, the earnings determination process is roughly similar for movers and…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Economic Status, Employment Level, Ethnicity
Peer reviewedForste, Renata; Tienda, Marta – Social Science Quarterly, 1992
Presents study results of the influence of adolescent childbearing and marriage on the likelihood of girls completing high school. Reports striking differences by ethnicity. Concludes that the effect of teen marriage on school completion was significant only for whites, with Latinas likely to drop out regardless of pregnancy, and married African…
Descriptors: Black Students, Cultural Influences, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Rate
