David R. Harris Books

HELPING YOU PREPARE WITH CONFIDENCE, AVOID PITFALLS AND PASS FIRST TIME CIMA's Exam Practice Kits contain a wealth of practice exam questions and answers, focusing purely on applying what has been learned to pass the exam. Fully updated to meet the demands of the new 2010 syllabus, the range of questions covers every aspect of the course to prepare you for any exam scenario. Each solution provides an in-depth analysis of the correct answer to give a full understanding of the assessments and valuable insight on how to score top marks. - The only exam practice kits to be officially endorsed by CIMA - Written by leading CIMA examiners, markers and tutors - a source you can trust - Maps to CIMA's Learning Systems and CIMA's Learning Outcomes to enable you to study efficiently - Exam level questions with type and weightings matching the format of the exam - Fully worked model answers to facilitate learning and compare against your own practice answers - Includes summaries of key theory to strengthen understanding

Given the increasing diversity of the nation, particularly with its growing Hispanic and Asian populations, racial and ethnic differences often lead to disadvantage. A multidisciplinary group of experts provides a breakthrough analysis of the complex mechanisms connecting poverty and race. The work reframes the debate over minority poverty by emphasizing the cumulative effects of disadvantage across generations. Contributors explore various factors contributing to widening racial gaps, including education, discrimination, social capital, immigration, and incarceration. Michèle Lamont and Mario Small address theoretical ambiguities in cultural explanations for poverty disparities, arguing that culture and structure collaborate to produce these disparities. Social psychologist Heather Bullock links rising inequality in the U.S. to increased public tolerance for disparity, suggesting that the ethos of rugged individualism undermines support for antipoverty programs. Sociologists Darren Wheelock and Christopher Uggen examine the collateral consequences of incarceration, proposing a link between legislation blocking former drug felons from federal aid and the black/white educational attainment gap. Joe Soss and Sanford Schram highlight how decentralized welfare programs can lead to different treatment of racial groups, even under "race-neutral" policies. This comprehensive volume introduces the dynamics of race and inequality, movi