Publication

2004 - Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J, New Jersey

Language

English

Word Count

66,500 words, Guess

Page Count

266 pages

Identifiers

and 1 more
  • LibraryThing7996400

Classifications

  • LCCHV4046.C36 .Y68 2004

Description

"While we hear much about the "culture of poverty" that keeps poor black men poor, we know little about how such men understand their social position and relationship to the American Dream. Moving beyond stereotypes, this book examines how twenty-six poverty-stricken African American men from Chicago view their prospects for getting ahead. It documents their definitions of good jobs and the good life - and their beliefs about whether and how these can be attained. In its pages, we meet men who think seriously about work, family, and community and whose differing experiences shape their views of their social world."--Jacket.

Subjects

Topics

EqualityPoor menAttitudesCase studiesSocial classesRace relationsPublic opinion

Genres

  • Case studies.

Series Statement

  • Princeton studies in cultural sociology

Other Editions

  • The minds of marginalized black men: making sense of mobility, opportunity, and future life chancesPrinceton University Press2004-01-01

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