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Download full textWatanabe, Paul; Jennings, James; Melendez, Edwin; Liu, Michael; Remy, Gemima; Gomez, Christina; Williams, Russell – 1996
Many minorities in Boston (Massachusetts) do not feel part of the entire community because the city does not work for people in minority groups in fundamental ways. This report analyzes the content and consequences of Boston's many contradictions and the challenges these contradictions pose for the city's three major communities of color: Blacks,…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Blacks, Demography, Ethnicity
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
