Black Families In Corporate America

Author : Susan D. Toliver
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1998-03-09
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780761902928

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Black Families in Corporate America by Susan D. Toliver Pdf

What progress have African Americans made in corporate America? This book examines the evidence by drawing on studies of almost 200 black corporate managers and their families. A past president of the New York State Council on Family Relations, author Susan D. Toliver, shows that black families have progressed in corporate America, but the inroads are uneven. Toliver takes a penetrating look at how the cultural identity of black families has been influenced by their participation in corporate America. She also suggests that corporations deepen their commitment to cultural diversity, not in name onlyùbut work to emphasize the talents and develop the strengths of the African American community. Black Families in Corporate America explores the following areas: + Shifting gender dynamics within the families of black managers + Changes in approaches to parenting + Issues of racial identity within corporations and the professional black community Black Families in Corporate America will appeal to scholars in ethnic studies, multicultural counseling, family theory, sociology, social work, personnel management, organizational development, and cross-cultural psychology.

Author : Susan Diane Toliver
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : African American families
ISBN : 1483327981

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Black Families in Corporate America by Susan Diane Toliver Pdf

Author : George Davis,Glegg Watson
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0385147023

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Black Life in Corporate America by George Davis,Glegg Watson Pdf

Profiles of black corporate executives and managers; the challenges and undercurrents of racial tension.

Author : Juliet E. K. Walker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 756 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1999-11-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780313008641

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Encyclopedia of African American Business History by Juliet E. K. Walker Pdf

Black business activity has been sustained in America for almost four centuries. From the marketing and trading activities of African slaves in Colonial America to the rise of 20th-century black corporate America, African American participation in self-employed economic activities has been a persistent theme in the black experience. Yet, unlike other topics in African American history, the study of black business has been limited. General reference sources on the black experience—with their emphasis on social, cultural, and political life—provide little information on topics related to the history of black business. This invaluable encyclopedia is the only reference source providing information on the broad range of topics that illuminate black business history. Providing readily accessible information on the black business experience, the encyclopedia provides an overview of black business activities, and underscores the existence of a historic tradition of black American business participation. Entries range from biographies of black business people to overview surveys of business activities from the 1600s to the 1990s, including slave and free black business activities and the Black Wallstreet to coverage of black women's business activities, and discussions of such African American specific industries as catering, funeral enterprises, insurance, and hair care and cosmetic products. Also, there are entries on blacks in the automotive parts industry, black investment banks, black companies listed on the stock market, blacks and corporate America, civil rights and black business, and black athletes and business activities.

Author : Deborah A. Watts
Publisher : Watts Five Productions
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Corporations
ISBN : 0966627601

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101 Ways to Know You're "Black" in Corporate America by Deborah A. Watts Pdf

Author : Karen S. Jewell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2003-11-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780313390968

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Survival of the African American Family by Karen S. Jewell Pdf

Challenging widely held beliefs, this provocative book offers nothing less than a blueprint for enhancing the social and economic status of African American families. Despite the implementation of liberal social policies in the 1960s and '70s, successive U.S. administrations continue to dash the hopes and expectations of African Americans, who remain subject to racism and discrimination. Arguing that social policies—and their absence—have affected the stability of the African American family, Jewell refutes the myth of significant progress for African American families emanating from the civil rights era, exposing the myriad reasons why greater advancement toward equality has not occurred in major societal institutions. Attention is focused on the extent to which African American families have been adversely affected by a process of assimilation that was socio-psychological rather than economic. This new edition builds upon the first edition, and is revised and expanded to reflect new and persistent institutional policies and practices of race, gender and class inequality facing African American families. The revised edition explores such issues as racial profiling, capital punishment, police brutality, predatory lending, No Child Left Behind, welfare reform, affirmative action and racial disparities in healthcare, academic achievement and home ownership. Jewell proposes a variety of strategies and policies that are needed to ensure greater social and economic equality and justice for African American families.

Author : Kenneth Lipartito,David B. Sicilia
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0199251908

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Constructing Corporate America by Kenneth Lipartito,David B. Sicilia Pdf

This collection of cutting-edge research reviews the evolution of the American corporation, the dominant trends in the way it has been studied, and at the same time introduces some new perspectives on the historical trajectory of the business organization as a social institution. The authors draw on cultural theory, anthropology, political theory and legal history to consider the place of the firm in nineteenth and twentieth-century American Society.

Author : James Holley
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2020-07-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781984588326

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The Black Handbook for Corporate White America by James Holley Pdf

The goal of this handbook was to take a modern approach to what blacks face in Corporate America focusing on the recruiting, hiring and retention of black associates. It refers to white privileged and normal diversity and inclusion efforts. There is information that helps you understand our culture and differences. It includes some phrases and words to stay away from in the workplace. It focuses on the abandonment and loneliness of blacks in the workplace and what can be done to change that. There are tips for black applicants on preparing for interviews including a summary sharing the personal journey of a 26 year black leader. James took everything that was thrown at him and used it to build a platform that changed lives with love and not bitterness. This handbook is hope that White Corporate America will take a look and realize our brilliance is necessary to build a strong foundation for a great company! If we can change the conversation and open the eyes of others then we all WIN.

Author : Joe R. Feagin,Karyn D. McKinney
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : African Americans
ISBN : 9780742511187

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The Many Costs of Racism by Joe R. Feagin,Karyn D. McKinney Pdf

What is it like to be a black person in America today? The voices of middle class African Americans captured in this book will surprise those who think the era of racial discrimination is past. The Many Costs of Racism is a vivid account of the mental, physical health, and economic effects of everyday racism for Black Americans and of racism's high costs for all Americans. Drawing on well documented studies, it vividly portrays the damage done to individuals, families, and communities by stress from workplace discrimination. It shows the strong connection between discrimination and health problems, describing these as OcostsO above and beyond the economic trials of discrimination. The book is an ideal text, accessible to students in sociology, law, psychology, and medicine."

Author : Sheryl Sandberg
Publisher : Knopf
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780385349956

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Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg Pdf

The #1 international best seller In Lean In, Sheryl Sandberg reignited the conversation around women in the workplace. Sandberg is chief operating officer of Facebook and coauthor of Option B with Adam Grant. In 2010, she gave an electrifying TED talk in which she described how women unintentionally hold themselves back in their careers. Her talk, which has been viewed more than six million times, encouraged women to “sit at the table,” seek challenges, take risks, and pursue their goals with gusto. Lean In continues that conversation, combining personal anecdotes, hard data, and compelling research to change the conversation from what women can’t do to what they can. Sandberg provides practical advice on negotiation techniques, mentorship, and building a satisfying career. She describes specific steps women can take to combine professional achievement with personal fulfillment, and demonstrates how men can benefit by supporting women both in the workplace and at home. Written with humor and wisdom, Lean In is a revelatory, inspiring call to action and a blueprint for individual growth that will empower women around the world to achieve their full potential.

Author : Robert Joseph Taylor,James S. Jackson,Linda M. Chatters
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1997-08-13
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0803952910

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Family Life in Black America by Robert Joseph Taylor,James S. Jackson,Linda M. Chatters Pdf

Most studies of Black families have had a `problem focus', offering a narrow view of important issues such as out-of-wedlock births, single-parent families and childhood poverty. Family Life in Black America moves away from this negative perspective and instead deals with a wide range of issues including sexuality, procreation, infancy, adulthood, adolescence, cohabitation, parenting, grandparenting and ageing. A fresh aspect of this book is the amount of diversity it reveals within black families and the forces that shape, limit and enhance them.

Author : Nancy Boyd-Franklin
Publisher : Guilford Publications
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-18
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781462514595

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Black Families in Therapy by Nancy Boyd-Franklin Pdf

This classic text helps professionals and students understand and address cultural and racial issues in therapy with African American clients. Leading family therapist Nancy Boyd-Franklin explores the problems and challenges facing African American communities at different socioeconomic levels, expands major therapeutic concepts and models to be more relevant to the experiences of African American families and individuals, and outlines an empowerment-based, multisystemic approach to helping clients mobilize cultural and personal resources for change.

Author : Samhita Mukhopadhyay
Publisher : Random House
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780593448106

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The Myth of Making It by Samhita Mukhopadhyay Pdf

We can bury the girlboss, but what comes next? The former executive editor of Teen Vogue tells the story of her personal workplace reckoning and argues for collective responsibility to reimagine work as we know it. “One of the smartest voices we have on gender, power, capitalist exploitation, and the entrenched inequities of the workplace.”—Rebecca Traister, author of Good and Mad “As I sat in the front row that day, I was 80 percent faking it with a 100-percent-real Gucci bag.” Samhita Mukhopadhyay had finally made it: she had her dream job, dream clothes—dream life. But time and time again, she found herself sacrificing time with family and friends, paying too much for lattes, and limping home after working twelve hours a day. Success didn’t come without costs, right? Or so she kept telling herself. And Mukhopadhyay wasn’t alone: Far too many of us are taught that we need to work ourselves to the bone to live a good life. That we just need to climb up the corporate ladder, to “lean in” and “hustle,” to enact change. But as Mukhopadhyay shows, these definitions of success are myths—and they are seductive ones. Mukhopadhyay traces the origins of these myths, taking us from the sixties to the present. She forms a critical overview of workplace feminism, looking at stories from her own professional career, analysis from activists and experts, and of course, experiences of workers at different levels. As more individuals continue to question whether their professional ambitions can lead to happiness and fulfillment in the first place, Mukhopadhyay asks, What would it mean to have a liberated workplace? Mukhopadhyay emerges with a vision for a workplace culture that pays fairly, recognizes our values, and gives people access to the resources they need. A call to action to redefine and reimagine work as we know it, The Myth of Making It is a field guide and manifesto for all of us who are tired, searching for justice, and longing to be liberated from the oppressive grip of hustle culture.

Author : Andrew Billingsley
Publisher : Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015002173543

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Black Families in White America by Andrew Billingsley Pdf

A social systems approach to the study of Negro family life -- Historical backgrounds of the Negro family -- Shadows of the plantation: contemporary social forrces affecting Negro family life -- Screens of opportunity: sources of achievement in Negro families -- Social status in the Black community -- The agony and the promise of social change -- Strategies of social reform.

Author : Gerald D. Jaynes
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 1113 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2005-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780761927648

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Encyclopedia of African American Society by Gerald D. Jaynes Pdf

Editor Jaynes (African American studies and economics, Yale U.) provides a thoughtful introduction to this two-volume work, which he explains is intended to be clearly written and accessible for high school students yet substantial enough to engage more sophisticated readers. He explains his choice of the term society for the title, which expresses