Minority vulnerability in privileged occupations: Why do African American financial advisers earn less than whites in a large financial services firm?

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 639, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 13-32

  Bielby, William T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

accountability structures; cumulative advantage; discrimination; meritocracy; opportunity hoarding; racial bias; racialized jobs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857673084     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: 15523349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002716211422338     Document Type: Article

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