Concept information
Preferred term
construction industry
Definition
- Involvement of blacks in the building trades and construction industry in the United States. African Americans historically have been underrepresented at all levels of the construction industry—as laborers, union members, managers, and contractors. [Source: Encyclopedia of African American Society; Construction Industry]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/construction_industry
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