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Holzer, Harry J.; Offner, Paul; Sorensen, Elaine – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2005
In this paper, we explore the continuing decline in employment and labor force participation of nonenrolled Black men between the ages of 16 and 34 who have a high school education or less in the 1980s and 1990s. We focus on two fairly new developments: (1) the dramatic growth in the number of young Black men who have been incarcerated and (2)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Early Parenthood, Young Adults, Males
Mincy, Ronald B., Ed. – Urban Institute Press, 2006
Despite the overall economic gains in the 1990s, many young black men continue to have the poorest life chances of anyone in our society. Joblessness and low earnings among these less-educated young adults are contributing to reductions in marriage, increases in nonmarital childbearing, and a host of other social problems. In "Black Males…
Descriptors: Expertise, Employment Services, African Americans, Social Problems