Against the wall : poor, young, Black, and male / edited by Elijah Anderson.

Contributor Anderson, Elijah.

Imprint:Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2008.

Descriptionxvi, 296 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Note:Against the wall: poor, young, black, and male / Elijah Anderson -- David's story: from promise to despair / Raymond Gunn -- Young, black, and male: the life history of an American drug dealer facing death row / Waverly Duck -- The Economic plight of inner-city black males / William Julius Wilson -- Blacklisted: hiring discrimination in an era of mass incarceration / Devah Pager -- The Effects of immigration on the economic position of young black males / Gerald D. Jaynes -- \ Immigration and equal opportunity / Douglas S. Massey -- Youth entrepreneurship training in the inner city: overcoming disadvantage, engaging youth in school / Luke Anderson -- Black male students and reflections on learning and teaching / L. Janelle Dance -- Fighting like a ballplayer: basketball as a strategy against social disorganization / Scott N. Brooks -- "Tell us how it feels to be a problem": hip hop longings and poor young black men / Imani Perry -- Social issues lurking in the over-representation of young African American men in the expanding DNA databases / Troy Duster -- "You can take me outta the 'hood, but you can't take the 'hood outta me": youth incarceration and reentry / Jamie J. Fader -- Suicide patterns among black males / Sean Joe -- Why are handguns so accessible on urban streets? / David Kairys -- What do we do now? Toward a brighter future for young African American men / Peter Edelman.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-278) and index.

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