Title Black ethnics : race, immigration, and the pursuit of the American dream / Christina M. Greer.

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Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.

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Description	1 online resource (xi, 212 pages)
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	A theory of black elevated minority status -- "Where did you come from and what should I call you?" : how a NYC labor union explains changing demographics -- Political participation and the socialization of Blacks into unions and the polity -- "You win some, you lose some" : hard work and the Black pursuit of the American dream -- Union leadership and policy choices : trends in neutral and racial government policies.
Summary	This title explores the political significance of ethnicity for new immigrant and native-born blacks. Utilizing an original survey of a New York City labour population and multiple national data sources, it concludes that racial and ethnic identities affect the ways in which black ethnic groups conceptualize their possibilities for advancement and placement within the American polity.
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Subject	African Americans -- Race identity.
	African Americans -- Race identity.
	Black people -- Race identity -- United States.
	Black people -- Race identity.
	United States.
	African Americans -- Attitudes.
	African Americans -- Attitudes.
	Black people -- United States -- Attitudes.
	Black people.
	African Americans -- Employment.
	African Americans -- Employment.
	Black people -- Employment -- United States.
	Black people -- Employment.
	African Americans -- Relations with West Indians.
	African Americans -- Relations with West Indians.
	African Americans -- Relations with Africans.
	African Americans -- Relations with Africans.
	Labor unions -- United States.
	Labor unions.
	United States -- Race relations.
	Race relations.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Other Form:	Print version: Greer, Christina M. Black ethnics. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2013 9780199989300 (DLC) 2012043912 (OCoLC)819531696
ISBN	9780199989324 (electronic book)
	019998932X (electronic book)
	9780199989300
	0199989303
	9780199989317
	0199989311

Title Black ethnics : race, immigration, and the pursuit of the American dream / Christina M. Greer.

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