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Author Shapiro, Thomas M.

Title The hidden cost of being African American : how wealth perpetuates inequality / Thomas M. Shapiro.

Publication Info. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
©2004

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  330.973 S529H    Check Shelf
Description xv, 238 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents Assets --The color of the safety net -- The cost of being Black and the advantage of being white -- Inheritance : "that parent thing" --Making racial inequality -- Middle class in black and white : how level is the playing field? -- The homeownership crossroad -- Leveraging assets -- Where people "choose" to live -- "Getting a decent middle-class American education" : pursuing advantage in schools.
Note Reprint. Originally published: c2004.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [223]-230) and index.
Subject African Americans -- Economic conditions.
African Americans -- Social conditions -- 1975-
Wealth -- United States.
Equality -- United States.
United States -- Economic conditions -- 1981-2001.
United States -- Economic conditions -- 2001-2009.
United States -- Race relations -- Economic aspects.
Racism -- Economic aspects -- United States.
Interviews -- United States.
ISBN 0195181387
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