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[quote=Anonymous]Agree that people who have grown up in poverty or lower / working class are more risk adverse and gravitate to rules. I am a white person who grew up in a family that was the first to make it into the middle class and saw my parents and others behave like this as well. So, to reframe this issue, I don't think it is a black or AA issue--of being attracted to stable, clearly defined jobs. It is a "making sure you stay out of poverty and in the middle class" issue. A good friend of mine, who is white and also a membership coordinator for a non-profit trade group, has a similar socio-economic background. She also grew up with parents who did everything they could to propel themselves into the middle class. There are lots of black employees in HR and non-profits and I assume they are doing what our white families are and were doing as well--trying to break into the world of white color professionals. [/quote]
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