Black Women and White Women in the Professions

Occupational Segregation by Race and Gender, 1960-1980

Natalie J. Sokoloff

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2014
• Print ISBN: 9781138468078
• eBook ISBN: 9781317960898
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: African American Studies
• Index: Social Sciences

Women of all racial\ethnic backrounds and minority men have been hailed as the major beneficiaries of the expansion in political, economic, and employment opportunities of the 1960s and 1970s. The author uses data derived from a twenty year span of census material to provide a thorough analysis of gender and race segregation throughout the professional occupations in the U.S. during this period of massive social change. She makes clear the advances achieved by all groups-men and women, black and white-during this period of economic expansion, as well as insightfully evaluating the differential advantage of white men against all other race/gender groups. At the same time, Professor Sokoloff provides compelling evidence challenging several myths, such as that of the two-fer myth, whereby black women are said to benefit two-fold from their race and gender statuses from affirmative action.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Chapter 1: The Half-Full Glass: Partial Integration in the Professions
• Chapter 2: The Professions; Structural Change and Group Access
• Chapter 3: “Gains” and “Losses” For Black and White Men and Women in the Professions
• Chapter 4: White Men: The More Things Change, the More they Stay the Same
• Chapter 5: Black Men: Affirmative Action or Reaction?
• Chapter 6: White Women: Movement and Change
• Chapter 7: Black Women: Beyond the Myth of Double Advantage
• Chapter 8: The Half-Empty Glass: Can it Ever be Filled?
• Appendix 1: Methodology
• Appendix 2: Detailed Occupational Census Categories for Professions and Technical Fields
• Notes
• References
• Index