Long Time Coming - Racial Inequality in the Nonmetropolitan South, 1940-1990

The authors investigate trends in racial inequality in occupational attainment in rural areas of the South since 1940. Drawing on data from the six censuses spanning the last five decades, they examine how inequality varies across local areas and how it has changed over time in different local areas.

List of contents

Introduction; Determinants of Racial Inequality in Nonmetropolitan Areas; Measurement Issues; Trends in Inequality; Cross-Sectional Analyses; Longitudinal Analyses; Overview and Discussion

About the author

Mark A Fossett (Author); M. Therese Seibert (Author)

Summary

The authors investigate trends in racial inequality in occupational attainment in rural areas of the South since 1940. Drawing on data from the six censuses spanning the last five decades, they examine how inequality varies across local areas and how it has changed over time in different local areas.

Product details

• Authors: Mark A Fossett, Mark A. Fossett, Mark A. Seibert Fossett, M. Therese Seibert, Therese Seibert
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2023
• EAN: 9780367017019
• ISBN: 978-0-367-01701-9
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Demography, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Law Enforcement, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations