The Long Shadow: Family Background, Disadvantaged Urban Youth, and the Transition to Adulthood

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Contents List of Illustrations xii About the Authors xiv Preface xv Acknowledgments xix chaPter 1 The Long Shadow and Urban Disadvantage 1 chaPter 2 The Baltimore Backdrop 21 chaPter 3 Family Disadvantage 32 chaPter 4 Neighborhood and School 50 chaPter 5 Transitioning to Adulthood 75 chaPter 6 Socioeconomic Destinations 91 chaPter 7 Origins to Destinations Across Generations 121 chaPter 8 Stratification by Race and Gender 157 chaPter 9 Life-Course Perspective of Urban Disadvantage 173 Appendix A 189 Appendix B 195 Notes 213 References 233 Index 257 ...