New Insights on Black Middle-Class Mobility.

Sampson, William A.

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ERIC Number: EJ245048

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Publication Date: 1980

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New Insights on Black Middle-Class Mobility.

Sampson, William A.

Urban League Review, v5 n1 p21-41 Sum 1980

Examines data on middle class Black mobility from (1) a traditional methodological orientation and (2) a historical and sociocultural perspective that considers the development of the Black community. Discusses why the two perspectives produce different results regarding the socioeconomic status of the parents of middle class Blacks. (GC)

Descriptors: Black Achievement, Blacks, Data Analysis, Females, Males, Middle Class, Occupational Mobility, Parent Background, Social Mobility, Socioeconomic Status

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Illinois (Chicago)

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