Divided Opportunities: Minorities, Poverty and Social Policy (Environment, Development and Public Policy: Public Policy and Social Services)

Introduction. Social Policy And The Minority Experience / Gary D. Sandefur And Marta Tienda -- Poverty And Minorities : A Quarter-century Profile Of Color And Socioeconomic Disadvantage / Marta Tienda And Leif Jensen -- Minorities In The Labor Market : Cyclical Patterns And Secular Trends In Joblessness / Charles Hirschman -- Minorities And Homelessness / Peter H. Rossi -- Poverty And Immigration In The United States : 1960-1980 / Leif Jensen -- Poverty And The Family / James P. Smith -- Ethnic And Racial Patterns Of Educational Attainment And School Enrollment / Robert D. Mare And Christopher Winship -- The Duality In Federal Policy Toward Minority Groups, 1787-1987 / Gary D. Sandefur -- Social Policy And Minority Groups : What Might Have Been And What Might We See In The Future? / William Julius Wilson -- Social Responsibility And Minority Poverty : A Response To William Julius Wilson / Lawrence M. Mead -- Epilogue / Gary D. Sandefur And Marta Tienda. Edited By Gary D. Sandefur And Marta Tienda. Papers From A Conference Held In November 1986 Which Was Sponsored By The Institute For Research On Poverty At The University Of Wisconsin Madison. Includes Bibliographies And Indexes.