Date Thesis Awarded
5-2009
Access Type
Honors Thesis -- Access Restricted On-Campus Only
Degree Name
Bachelors of Arts (BA)
Department
Sociology
Advisor
Deirdre Royster
Committee Members
Jennifer Bickham Méndez
David P. Aday
Michael L. Blakey
Abstract
This exploratory study examines the role that older black men's attitudes play in their willingness to offer job-linking assistance to younger black men. A series of in-depth interviews were conducted with ten black male business owners 35-years-old or older to determine their disposition towards younger black men, their ability to provide job-linking assistance, and their willingness to provide assistance. The study found that despite negative opinions towards their younger counterparts, the older black men in the sample were willing to offer job-linking assistance. However, the men's own problems with perceived discrimination, as well as a troubled economy provide barriers to their do so.
Recommended Citation
McFadden, Franklin D., ""Lifting As We Climb": An Exploration of Older Black Men's Willingness to Help Younger Black Men Seeking Work" (2009). Undergraduate Honors Theses. William & Mary. Paper 281.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/honorstheses/281
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Comments
Thesis is part of Honors ETD pilot project, 2008-2013. Migrated from Dspace in 2016.