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Stainback, Kevin – Social Forces, 2008
Scholarly literature and the media often tout "networking" as an effective route for obtaining quality employment. Some scholars, however, have cautioned that racially segregated social networks may produce racially segregated workgroups and differential opportunity structures over time. Drawing from theoretical perspectives pertaining to social…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Social Networks, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
Stoll, Michael A. – Institute for Research on Poverty, 2004
This paper examines whether a geographic skills mismatch exists between the location of less-educated minorities, in particular African Americans, and high-skill job concentrations, and if so, whether it contributes to the relatively poor employment outcomes of this group. It explores these questions by examining data on the recent geographic…
Descriptors: Racial Differences, Job Skills, Geographic Distribution, Geographic Location