Abstract
Using William J. Wilson's thesis of the declining significance of race as our theoretical context, we investigate comparable models of occupational attainment before and after the civil rights movement. The results indicate that in the later period the net disadvantage of being black is consistently lower than in the pre-civil rights period. Furthermore, in the later period the effects of class among black men are consistently greater than are the effects of race. These findings support Wilson's thesis of the declining significance of race.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 157-179 |
Number of pages | 23 |
Journal | Sociological Perspectives |
Volume | 42 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 1999 |
Scopus Subject Areas
- Sociology and Political Science