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Title: Mass Imprisonment and Economic Inequality
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Western, Bruce |
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Mass Imprisonment and Economic Inequality Social Research 74,2 (Summer 2007): 509-532 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: New School for Social Research Keyword(s): Age and Ageing; Black Studies; Black Youth; Educational Attainment; Gender Differences; Incarceration/Jail; Life Course; Racial Differences Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. The article addresses the inequalities in U.S. incarceration rates by age, race and gender. The author shows how imprisonment has become a routine event in the life course for young African American men with less than a high school education. By positioning incarceration rates alongside group- and cohort-specific rates of other life events, the Western world contextualized the scope and social concentration of punishment in the country. The author believes that economic opportunities are reduced by incarceration. Data are from the NLSY79. |
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Western, Bruce. "Mass Imprisonment and Economic Inequality." Social Research 74,2 (Summer 2007): 509-532.
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