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Direct linkLu, Yao; Treiman, Donald J. – Social Forces, 2011
This article extends previous work on family structure and children's education by conceptualizing migration as a distinct form of family disruption that reduces parental input but brings substantial economic benefits through remittances. It examines the multiple and countervailing effects of migration on schooling in the context of substantial…
Descriptors: Blacks, Racial Segregation, Attendance, Child Labor
Peer reviewedRoof, Wade Clark; Spain, Daphne – Social Forces, 1977
Utilizing data drawn from a sample of 228 Standard Metropolitan Statistical areas for 1970, discusses socioeconomic differences between urban and suburban dwelling blacks. States that previous differences evened out in the sixties. Blacks now living in suburbs have slightly higher educational, occupational and income levels than those in cities,…
Descriptors: Blacks, Educational Background, Social Differences, Socioeconomic Status
Peer reviewedPalmore, Erdman; Whittington, Frank J. – Social Forces, 1970
By using an equality index to measure the amount of overlap between percentage distributions of whites and nonwhites, it is shown that nonwhites have substantially progressed toward equality in income, education, occupation, employment, and housing. (JM)
Descriptors: Blacks, Equal Education, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Housing Discrimination
