African-American women and poverty : can education alone change the status quo? /

African-American women and poverty : can education alone change the status quo? /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Casserly, Catherine M., 1961-
Imprint:	New York : Garland Pub., 1998.
Description:	xxi, 200 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Children of poverty
Subject:	African American women -- Social conditions. African American women -- Economic conditions. African American women -- Education -- Economic aspects. Poor women -- United States -- Social conditions. Poor women -- Education -- United States. African American women -- Economic conditions. African American women -- Social conditions. Poor women -- Education. Poor women -- Social conditions. United States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2959955

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ISBN:	0815330553 (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-191) and index.

Table of Contents:

Tables
Figures
Preface
Introduction
Background and Problem Statement
Research Questions
Contributions
A Theoretical and Empirical Literature Review
Theoretical Review
Empirical Review
Summary
Conceptual Framework, Data, and Methodology
Conceptual Framework
Data
Methodology
Structural Equation Model of the Education/Poverty Relationship for Women
Descriptive Statistics and Bivariate Analyses
Education and Poverty Structural Equation Analysis
Structural Equation System
Simulation Analysis
Simulation Analysis by Time Period
Simulation Analysis by Race
Time Series Analysis of the Annual Poverty Rate, 1968-1988
Conceptual Model of Annual Poverty Rate, Time Series Methodology and Data
Descriptive Statistics
Findings from Time Series Analysis
Conclusions and Policy Implications
Conclusions
Policy Implications
Appendix A. Supporting Tables for Chapter 3
Appendix B. Supporting Tables and Figures for Chapter 4
Appendix C. Supporting Tables and Figures for Chapter 6
Bibliography
Index