DISCRIMINATION and economic mobility
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• In one recent study (Pew Research Center 2007), most African Americans reported that discrimination, while a regular and important presence in their lives, may be secondary to individual effort when it comes to ―getting ahead.‖ While public opinion data have limited value for making causal inferences, they do provide useful insight into perceptions that reflect life experiences. Discrimination—defined here as less favorable treatment in an
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