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Author:

Wilson, William J., 1935-

Title:

When work disappears : the world of the new urban poor / William Julius Wilson.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Distributed by Random HouseInc.,

Copyright Date:

1996

Description:

xxiii, 322 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Urban poor--United States.
African Americans--Employment.
Inner cities--United States.
Armoede.
Werkloosheid.
Negers.
Stadskernen.
Getto's.
Pauvres en milieu urbain--États-Unis.
Noirs américains--Travail.
Quartiers pauvres--États-Unis.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-307) and index.

Contents:

The new urban poverty -- From institutional to jobless ghettos -- Societal changes and vulnerable neighborhoods -- Ghetto-related behavior and the structure of opportunity -- The fading inner-city family -- The meaning and significance of race : employers and inner-city workers -- The social policy challenge -- The American belief system concerning poverty and welfare -- Racial antagonisms and race-based social policy -- A broader vision : social policy options in cross-national perspective.

ISBN:

9780394579351
0394579356

LCCN:

96011803

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