Paper: 978-0-226-90126-8 | Electronic: 978-0-226-92465-6
DOI: 10.7208/chicago/9780226924656.001.0001
ABOUT THIS BOOK
Renowned American sociologist William Julius Wilson takes a look at the social transformation of inner city ghettos, offering a sharp evaluation of the convergence of race and poverty. Rejecting both conservative and liberal interpretations of life in the inner city, Wilson offers essential information and a number of solutions to policymakers. The Truly Disadvantaged is a wide-ranging examination, looking at the relationship between race, employment, and education from the 1950s onwards, with surprising and provocative findings. This second edition also includes a new afterword from Wilson himself that brings the book up to date and offers fresh insight into its findings.
“The Truly Disadvantaged should spur critical thinking in many quarters about the causes and possible remedies for inner city poverty. As policymakers grapple with the problems of an enlarged underclass they—as well as community leaders and all concerned Americans of all races—would be advised to examine Mr. Wilson's incisive analysis.”—Robert Greenstein, New York Times Book Review
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
Part I. The Ghetto Underclass, Poverty, and Social Dislocations
1. Cycles of Deprivation and the Ghetto Underclass Debate
2. Social Change and Social Dislocations in the Inner City
3. Poverty and Family Structure: The Widening Gap between Evidence and Public Policy Issues (with Kathryn Neckerman)
4. Joblessness versus Welfare Effects: A Further Reexamination (with Robert Aponte and Kathryn Neckerman)
Part II. The Ghetto Underclass and Public Policy
5. Race-specific Policies and the Truly Disadvantaged
6. The Limited Visions of Race Relations and the War on Poverty
7. The Hidden Agenda
Appendix: Urban Poverty: A State-of-the-Art Review of the Literature (with Robert Aponte)
Notes
Bibliography
Part III. Afterword
Reflections on Responses to The Truly Disadvantaged
Afterword Notes
Afterword Bibliography
Index