The Labor Force Participation of Young Black Men

A Qualitative Examination

Bibliographic Data

ID10538690
AuthorsRobert L Laseter (corresponding author)
Year1997
Volume71
Issue1
Pages72-88
Publication date1997-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Service Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0037-7961 • E-ISSN: 1537-5404
PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1086/604231
OpenAlexW2061495839
LanguageEN
Citations received1

This qualitative study examines black male joblessness from the perspective of black men themselves. Eighteen young black men, ages 16-30 years old from the West Side of Chicago, participated in the study. Categories for data analysis were structured around an analytical framework that explored the employment problems of young black men from the demand and supply sides of the labor market. Analysis revealed the effects of discrimination and economic restructuring on study respondents. Most had experienced labor market instability, believed that there has been a shift of employment from the inner city to the suburbs, and had experienced discrimination in hiring and on the job. Considerable differences were found in the aspirations and labor market hopes and expectations regarding education and self-motivation

Black male · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economic restructuring · Economics · Job market · Labor relations · Labour economics · Perspective (graphical · Qualitative analysis · Qualitative property · Qualitative research · Restructuring · Secondary labor market · Social science · Sociology · Split labor market theory · Supply and demand · Work (physics · Gender Studies · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality · Psychology

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