Book contents
- The Economics of Structural Racism
- Cambridge Studies in Stratification Economics: Economics and Social Identity
- The Economics of Structural Racism
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Part I Foundations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Racial Identity As an Economic Norm
- 3 Mechanisms of Stratification
- 4 Regimes of Racial Stratification
- Part II African American Educational Progress and Transformations in Family Structure, 1965–Present
- Part III African American Income and Wealth, 1965–Present
- Part IV Structural Racism, 1965–Present
- Part V Restatement and Discussion
- References
- Index
1 - Introduction
from Part I - Foundations
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 April 2023
Book contents
- The Economics of Structural Racism
- Cambridge Studies in Stratification Economics: Economics and Social Identity
- The Economics of Structural Racism
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Part I Foundations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Racial Identity As an Economic Norm
- 3 Mechanisms of Stratification
- 4 Regimes of Racial Stratification
- Part II African American Educational Progress and Transformations in Family Structure, 1965–Present
- Part III African American Income and Wealth, 1965–Present
- Part IV Structural Racism, 1965–Present
- Part V Restatement and Discussion
- References
- Index
Summary
African American family income is 63 percent of White family income. African American family wealth is 4–14 percent of White family wealth. African American women and men earn 84 percent and 68 percent, respectively, of the weekly wages earned by White women and men; both ratios are lower than during the mid-1970s. It is a multi-decade truism that the African American unemployment rate is twice the White unemployment rate.
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- The Economics of Structural RacismStratification Economics and US Labor Markets, pp. 3 - 15Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023