1st Edition

Black Women and White Women in the Professions Occupational Segregation by Race and Gender, 1960-1980

By Natalie J. Sokoloff Copyright 1992
198 Pages
by Routledge

198 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

Women of all racial\ethnic backrounds and minority men have been hailed as the major beneficiaries of the expansion in political, economic, and employment opportunities of the 1960s and 1970s. The author uses data derived from a twenty year span of census material to provide a thorough analysis of gender and race segregation throughout the professional occupations in the U.S. during this period of... Read more
Preface, Acknowledgements 1. The Half-full Glass: Partial Integration in the Professions 2. The Professions: Structural Change and Group Access 3. Gains and Losses for Black and White Men and Women in the Professions 4. White Men: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same 5. Black Men: Movement and Change 6. White Women: Movement and Change 7. Black Women: Beyond the Myth of Double Advantage 8. The Half-empty Glass: Can It ever Be Filled? Appendices

Biography

Natalie J. Sokoloff