Coming of Age in the Other America

by Stefanie DeLuca, Susan Clampet-Lambert, Kathryn J. Edin, et al.

Book Overview

Recent research on inequality and poverty has shown that those born into low-income families, especially African Americans, still have difficulty entering the middle class, in part because of the disadvantages they experience living in more dangerous neighborhoods, going to inferior public schools, and persistent racial inequality. Coming of Age in the Other America shows that despite overwhelming odds, some disadvantaged urban youth do...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871544652
• ISBN13: 9780871544650
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"