The Long Shadow: Family Background, Disadvantaged Urban Youth, and the Transition to Adulthood

October 2, 2014 – Segment 3

Listen to my interview with Dr. Karl Alexander, Research Professor in the Department of Sociology at Johns Hopkins University and co-author of The Long Shadow: Family Background, Disadvantaged Urban Youth, and the Transition to Adulthood. Alexander and his team tracked 800 children in Baltimore from first grade until their late 20s to discover what factors determine success. The study found that a child’s fate is often determined by family strength and the parents’ financial status.  

Karl Alexander will speak about his book The Long Shadow at Red Emma’s in Baltimore on Friday October 17th at 7:30 pm.

Podcast will be available soon.