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Moving from the margins : Puerto Rican young men and family poverty / prepared by Sonia M. Pérez.

Title
Moving from the margins : Puerto Rican young men and family poverty / prepared by Sonia M. Pérez.
Author
Pérez, Sonia M.
Publication
Washington, D.C. : National Council of La Raza, c1993.

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Additional Authors
National Council of La Raza. Puerto Rican Young Men and Poverty Project.
Description
40 p. : ill., map; 28 cm.
Subject
  • Puerto Ricans > United States > Economic conditions
  • Puerto Rican families > United States > Economic conditions
  • Urban poor > United States
  • Young men > United States > Economic conditions
Note
  • Report of the first-year research and findings of the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) Puerto Rican Young Men and Poverty Project.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
  • Introduction. Puerto Rican young men and poverty project: background -- Project goals and objectives -- Research and round table discussion -- Age-group rationale.
  • Setting the context. Mainland Puerto Ricans: current status and significant issues -- Puerto Rican poverty ; Overview ; Factors associated with Puerto Rican poverty ; The impact of poverty on Puerto Rican youth.
  • Two key areas for intervention: education and employment. Education: the critical factor -- Employment: the link to Puerto Rican family poverty.
  • Perspectives from the community. Overview -- Implications for community-based organizations.
OCLC
29299307
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library