Measuring Discrimination in Education
In this paper, we illustrate a methodology to measure discrimination in educational contexts. In India, we ran an exam competition through which children compete for a large financial prize.
Research
Toward a Framework for Understanding Forces that Contribute to or Reinforce Racial Inequality
For many years social scientists have debated the role of social structure versus culture in explaining the social and economic outcomes of African Americans.
Health and Economic Inequality
The Oxford Handbook of Economic Inequality presents a new and challenging analysis of economic inequality, focusing primarily on economic inequality in highly developed countries.
Diversity, Social Capital, and Immigrant Integration: Introductory Remarks
The article offers information relative to immigrant integration in the U.S.
Does Rising Economic Inequality Matter?
Book Abstract: This book contains some of the newest, most exciting ideas now percolating among political scientists, from hallway conversations to conference room discussions.
More Than Just Race: Being Black and Poor in the Inner City
A preeminent sociologist of race explains a groundbreaking new framework for understanding racial inequality, challenging both conservative and liberal dogma. In this provocative contribution to the
Who You Are and Where You Live: Race and the Geography of Healthcare
Elapsed Time in Emergency Medical Services for Patients With Cardiac Complaints
Background— In patients with a major cardiac event, the first priority is to minimize time to treatment.
Lone Pursuit: Distrust and Defensive Individualism Among the Black Poor
Foreword: The Moynihan Report and Research on the Black Community
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