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Rosenberg, Sam; Theodore, Nikolas C. – 1992
This analysis of unemployment in Chicago (Illinois) focuses on geography as an aspect of employment accessibility. Part 1 analyzes the labor skills and employment needs of inner city unemployed using information from applications to the Chicago Urban League's Department of Employment, Counseling, and Training. The demographic characteristics of…
Descriptors: Demography, Education Work Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Opportunities
Borowitz, Gene H. – 1970
In this study of the personality development of four-year-old children, we first attempted to evaluate the personalities of the children attending our research preschool in order to, on the basis of our clinical evaluations, discover a number of factors which would permit us to group the children. We then studied their families to see if we cound…
Descriptors: Black Youth, Disadvantaged Youth, Family Characteristics, Inner City
Jencks, Christopher, Ed.; Peterson, Paul E., Ed. – 1991
This book comprises 19 essays that attempt to tell the truth about urban poverty, social dislocation, and changes in American family life. They show that the rise in the percentage of children living in poverty is due to an increasing number of female-headed households and a decline in the earnings of young men. The following papers are included:…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Blacks, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Patterns