But I'd rather the professor focus her time on correcting that disparity
But it's all circular. If society associates "black-sounding" names with criminal records, that leads to employment discrimination (http://www.nber.org/papers/w9873) which results in "disproportionate levels of poverty, or lack of access to opportunity." It's all related and it all needs to be at least understood.
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But I'd rather the professor focus her time on correcting that disparity
But it's all circular. If society associates "black-sounding" names with criminal records, that leads to employment discrimination (http://www.nber.org/papers/w9873) which results in "disproportionate levels of poverty, or lack of access to opportunity." It's all related and it all needs to be at least understood.
Yes, you're absolutely right - it does need to be understood.