This investigation provided answers to three questions concerning the relative earnings position and progress of black Americans. The first two questions concerned the source and structure of changes in the relative earnings position of black males during the 1960's and 1970's, while the third question addressed the symmetry of that progress between intact and non-intact black families. The aggregate and separate earnings function approach was employed for determining the relative earnings position of males 18 and older, and the two age cohorts 25-34 in 1959 and 1969. In addition, the relative earnings position was ascertained by education cell for males 18 and older, the 25-34 age cohort in 1959, and males 25-34 years old in 1959, 1969 and 1979. The 1960, 1970 and 1980 U.S. Census of Population, One-in-a-Thousand Public Use Samples served as the data base. / The empirical results substantiated positive and significant progress in relative earnings for black males during the 1960's and 1970's through declines in labor market discrimination. The major source of that progress stemmed from the exit of the older victims of discrimination and the entrance of younger black workers, who were both better prepared and faced lower levels of discrimination. However, these promising gains were offset by a decline in the relative distribution of productivity characteristics during the 1970's. / The hypothesis that black married-couple families would achieve a higher relative earnings position than their black all-male counterpart was also tested. This higher relative earnings position was especially pronounced for the intact black family in the two upper educational cells that worked forty or more weeks a year. The higher relative earnings position achieved by black married-couple family was partially explained by the fact that the black wife made a greater contribution to family earnings than the white wife. The evidence also indicated that the disintegration of the black family is one of the factors hindering the relative earnings progress of all black males. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 47-07, Section: A, page: 2687. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1986.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75868 |
| Contributors | ARNOLD, HARVEY EUGENE., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 311 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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