| As Newman reveals in this penetrating book, the experience of middle and old age differs dramatically for whites and minorities, for the middle class and the poor, and for those living in the suburbs versus the city. Focusing on the lives of older African Americans and Latinos in parts of New York City where wages are low, crime is high, and the elderly have few supports they can rely on, A Different Shade of Gray provides "a well-documented portrait of a little-examined group". |
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