http://kmareka.com/2009/10/16/disturbing-data-on-lack-of-economic-mobility-for-black-families/ Progressive Views from a Nurse and a Social Worker Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:59:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://kmareka.com/2009/10/16/disturbing-data-on-lack-of-economic-mobility-for-black-families/#comment-6776 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:47:18 +0000 http://kmareka.com/?p=4937#comment-6776 This was certainly an interesting study, worth the download of the PDF and a closer read. From a cursory look, I did see a bit too much orevely general analysis. One suspects that the contrasts would have been more stark had a finer definition of groups been made in terms of self identification. Similarly, I did not understand the reluctance to include those who identify themselves as Mexican-Hispanic; Cuban Hispanic or Puerto Rican. The results might have been very informative. One does recall “The Bell Curve” and its results, as being very like this study bit more definitive in distinctions. All in all a very important piece of work by Brookings.

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