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A revealing study of the promising entry of Blacks into managerial ranks in corporations and the disappointing trend that tracked them into increasingly vulnerable jobs

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"Collins-Lowry gives persuasive examples of how employment gains made by Blacks in the 80's were rather more marginalized than we like to think." --Publishers Weekly

Table of Contents
Tables and Figures Preface Acknowledgments 1. The Controversy over Race and Class 2. A Politically Mediated Opportunity Structure 3. Racialized Services in the Workplace 4. Tan Territories, Urban Upheaval, and the New Black Professionals 5. Race Tracks and Mainstream Careers 6. Peacekeepers, Crisis Managers, and Conciliators 7. Blacks on the Bubble 8. A Rash of Pessimism 9. Bursting the Bubble: The Failure of Black Progress Notes References Index

Black Corporate Executives

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      Publisher Temple University Press,U.S.
      Published 14 November 1996
      ISBN-13 9781566394741
      978-1566394741
      ISBN-10 1566394740
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      Ethnic studies / Ethnicity

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A revealing study of the promising entry of Blacks into managerial ranks in corporations and the disappointing trend that tracked them into increasingly vulnerable jobs

      Trade Review
      "Collins-Lowry gives persuasive examples of how employment gains made by Blacks in the 80's were rather more marginalized than we like to think." --Publishers Weekly

      Table of Contents
      Tables and Figures Preface Acknowledgments 1. The Controversy over Race and Class 2. A Politically Mediated Opportunity Structure 3. Racialized Services in the Workplace 4. Tan Territories, Urban Upheaval, and the New Black Professionals 5. Race Tracks and Mainstream Careers 6. Peacekeepers, Crisis Managers, and Conciliators 7. Blacks on the Bubble 8. A Rash of Pessimism 9. Bursting the Bubble: The Failure of Black Progress Notes References Index

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