Moss, Philip I.
Stories employers tell : race, skill, and hiring in America / Philip Moss and Chris Tilly. - New York : Russell Sage Foundation, c2003. - xii, 317 p. : map ; 24 cm. - A volume in the multi-city study of urban inequality . - Multi city study of urban inequality. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Racial inequality in the labor market: market forces or discrimination? -- The scope of the study: data, methods, and the four cities -- The skills employers seek -- Employer perceptions of race and skill -- Employers view the inner city / with Ivy Kennelly and Joleen Kirschenman -- Hiring procedures and the role of formality -- The moral of the tale: designing better labor market policies -- Appendix A. Profiles of data sets used in this book -- Appendix B. Descriptive statistics of variables.
0871546329 (pbk.) 9780871546326 (pbk.)
Career development--Social aspects--United States.
Minorities--Employment--United States.
Discrimination in employment--United States.
HF5549.5.C35 / M674 2001
Stories employers tell : race, skill, and hiring in America / Philip Moss and Chris Tilly. - New York : Russell Sage Foundation, c2003. - xii, 317 p. : map ; 24 cm. - A volume in the multi-city study of urban inequality . - Multi city study of urban inequality. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Racial inequality in the labor market: market forces or discrimination? -- The scope of the study: data, methods, and the four cities -- The skills employers seek -- Employer perceptions of race and skill -- Employers view the inner city / with Ivy Kennelly and Joleen Kirschenman -- Hiring procedures and the role of formality -- The moral of the tale: designing better labor market policies -- Appendix A. Profiles of data sets used in this book -- Appendix B. Descriptive statistics of variables.
0871546329 (pbk.) 9780871546326 (pbk.)
Career development--Social aspects--United States.
Minorities--Employment--United States.
Discrimination in employment--United States.
HF5549.5.C35 / M674 2001