More than just race : being black and poor in the inner city / William Julius Wilson.
2009
HN90.S6 W55 2009 (Mapit)
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Title
More than just race : being black and poor in the inner city / William Julius Wilson.
Author
Wilson, William J., 1935-
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
9780393067057
039306705X
039306705X
Imprint
New York : Norton & Company, c2009.
Language
English
Description
xii, 190 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Call Number
HN90.S6 W55 2009
Dewey Decimal Classification
305.5/690899607301732
Summary
A preeminent sociologist of race explains a groundbreaking new framework for understanding racial inequality, challenging both conservative and liberal dogma. In this provocative contribution to the American discourse on race, author William Julius Wilson applies a new analytic framework to three politically fraught social problems: the persistence of the inner-city ghetto, the plight of low-skilled black males, and the fragmentation of the African American family. Though the discussion of racial inequality is typically ideologically polarized--conservatives emphasize cultural factors like worldviews and behaviors while liberals emphasize institutional forces--Wilson dares to consider both institutional and cultural factors as causes of the persistence of racial inequality. He reaches the controversial conclusion that, while structural and cultural forces are inextricably linked, public policy can change the racial status quo only by reforming the institutions that reinforce it. This book will dramatically affect policy debates and challenge many of the leaders.--From publisher description.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series
Issues of our time (W.W. Norton & Company)
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Table of Contents
Structural and cultural forces that contribute to racial inequality
The forces shaping concentrated poverty
The economic plight of inner-city black males
The fragmentation of the poor black family
Framing the issues : uniting structure and culture.
The forces shaping concentrated poverty
The economic plight of inner-city black males
The fragmentation of the poor black family
Framing the issues : uniting structure and culture.