RCSSCI 220 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Racial Segregation In The United States, Economic Inequality, Standardized Test
13 Oct 2016
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What explains black-while economic inequality in the united states in the early. The effects of skills, discriminatory legacies, and ongoing. Black americans made great strides during the 20th century. Moved out of a dense southern concentration. Black men make 75% compared to whites. Black women make 85-90% compared to whites. Large racial gap (although narrowed) in educational attainment affects the inequality of skills which in turn affects wages. 12% of white men haven"t completed high school compared to 20% of black men. 8% gap in college education between white and black men. 10% gap in college education between white and black women. Earnings gap between college educated and non college educated workers has grown. May be due to technological boom replacing low skill workers. The author makes quite a profound point here in the chapter (page 164) that i don"t think gets enough attention.
