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Intro -- Entrepreneurship and Self-Help among Black Americans -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Preface to the Revised Edition -- 1. The Sociology of Entrepreneurship -- 2. Race and Entrepreneurship: A Respecification -- 3. "To Seek for Ourselves": Benevolent, Insurance, and Banking Institutions -- 4. Entrepreneurship under an Economic Detour -- 5. Durham, North Carolina: An Economic Enclave -- 6. Tulsa, Oklahoma: Business Success and Tragedy -- 7. The Reconstruction of Race, Ethnicity, and Economics: Toward a Theory of the Afro-American Middleman -- 8. The Present Status of Afro-American Business: The Resurrection of Past Solutions -- 9. Conclusion and Policy Implications -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W -- Y.

A response to Lee Sigelman's (see abstract in SA 44:2) analysis of the relationship between football player recruitment & entrance exam scores in schools with bigtime football programs. Sigelman's analysis lacks a theoretical framework from which to explain & predict his findings. The organizational literature in general & the importance of universalistic standards in particular might provide such a framework & could explain why test scores were not an issue prior to the participation of blacks in athletics at previously all-white universities. The findings that little relationship exists between football players' test scores & team success can be accepted only with caution, because his analysis did not control for the effect of special programs aimed to ensure the athletic eligibility of student athletes. 6 References. D. Generoli

African Americans have fought in American conflicts since colonial days. The segregation practiced during the Civil War endured until abolished by President Truman in 1948. Since the all-volunteer force was established in 1973, the number of African American troops has risen; in 1991, they composed 28 percent of the Army and three-fifths of some combat units. Thus desegregation and affirmative action in the military have been years ahead of that in civilian society. Current policy seeks to increase the enlistment of whites and to ensure fully equal treatment and opportunity and good race relations.

Though African Americans have fought in US conflicts since colonial days, segregation was practiced in the US military until abolished by President Truman in 1948. Since the establishment of the all-volunteer force in 1973, the number of African-American troops has risen; in 1991, African Americans comprised 28% of the Army & 60% of some combat units. Thus desegregation & affirmative action in the military have occurred ahead of that in civilian society. Current policy seeks to increase the enlistment of whites & to ensure fully equal treatment & opportunity & good race relations. 1 Table. Adapted from the source document.

The unique relations between the Israeli-armed forces and the local hi-tech industry have been identified as a strong explanatory variable for the Israeli hi-tech boom. This article highlights the role of the military as a socialization institution in those relations. We identify how the accumulation of 'military capital' during military in service contributes to soldiers as veterans and employees in the hi-tech sector. Military service brings with it professional training, social ties, and social codes that influence the composition of the hi-tech workforce and hi-tech industry's organizational and functional culture. Examination of Israeli hi-tech workers' profiles reveals not only a very high proportion of military capital amongst the employees but also an institutional preference for those who possess it. [Reprinted by permission; copyright Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society/Sage Publications Inc.]

The unique relations between the Israeli-armed forces and the local hi-tech industry have been identified as a strong explanatory variable for the Israeli hi-tech boom. This article highlights the role of the military as a socialization institution in those relations. We identify how the accumulation of "military capital" during military in service contributes to soldiers as veterans and employees in the hi-tech sector. Military service brings with it professional training, social ties, and social codes that influence the composition of the hi-tech workforce and hi-tech industry's organizational and functional culture. Examination of Israeli hi-tech workers' profiles reveals not only a very high proportion of military capital amongst the employees but also an institutional preference for those who possess it.