Minds of Marginalized Black Men Making Sense of Mobility, Opportunity, and Future Life Chances

"This is a book that has stayed with me. It profoundly enriches the reader's understanding of the world inhabited by marginalized black men. Al Young succeeds in moving well beyond common assumptions about the underclass and the often-decried 'culture of poverty' argument to discover how young poor black men understand their social position, the determinants of social mobility (and immobility), and their relationship with the American dream."--Michegrave;le Lamont, Harvard University, author ofThe Dignity of Working Men"There are few studies written with such power of voice and ethnographic and theoretical verisimilitude. Young has captured the essence of these men. His elegant and erudite book will add immeasurably to the debate on urban poverty, race, representation, and the ethnography of so-called hard-to-reach populations."--Terry Williams, The New SchoolYoung, Alford A., Jr. is the author of 'Minds of Marginalized Black Men Making Sense of Mobility, Opportunity, and Future Life Chances', published 2006 under ISBN 9780691127002 and ISBN 069112700X.