The Resource When work disappears : the world of the new urban poor, William Julius Wilson
When work disappears : the world of the new urban poor, William Julius Wilson
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- Summary
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- Wilson explores how the current loss of blue-collar jobs has crucially affected American society. He discusses the effects of the "suburbanization" of employment, which has excluded the black urban poor who remain isolated in neighborhoods of concentrated unemployment, neighborhoods that once featured a sizable proportion of working families. He describes the lack of locally available training and education, and the dissolution of government and private support of local organizations that once supplied job information as well as employment opportunities. And he examines as well the attitudes of employers toward ghetto residents and the resulting effects on hiring policies
- Interweaving the voices of scores of inner-city men and women whom he interviewed during years of intensive study, Wilson dismantles the conservative argument that the people of the ghettos lack drive and aspiration. He demonstrates that, on the contrary, their desire and quest for success and a stable life are comparable to those of society at large, but they develop within a context of constraints and opportunity drastically different from those in middle-class society
- Finally, Wilson outlines a series of programs that can help both the urban poor and the middle class, programs that are politically feasible at a time when government is battling to reform welfare. He defines a framework of long and short-term solutions to get America's jobless working again, including a twenty-first-century version of the WPA work program, available to all; transportation alternatives to get men and women to jobs in outlying areas; and crucial training and jobs for one of the groups with the highest unemployment rates - new high school graduates. In When Work Disappears, William Julius Wilson, one of the country's most highly praised and influential sociologists, makes a major contribution to the economic and social health of the nation - not only through his analysis of an almost overwhelming problem but through the practical steps he suggests toward a solution
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xxiii, 322 pages
- Contents
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- 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
- 9780679724179
- Label
- When work disappears : the world of the new urban poor
- Title
- When work disappears
- Title remainder
- the world of the new urban poor
- Statement of responsibility
- William Julius Wilson
- Subject
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- African Americans -- Employment
- African Americans -- Employment
- Afro-Americans | Employment
- Armoede
- City life
- Exclusion sociale -- États-Unis
- Getto's
- Inner cities
- Inner cities
- Inner cities -- United States
- Inner cities | United States
- Negers
- Noirs -- États-Unis -- Conditions sociales -- 1990- ..
- Noirs américains -- Travail
- Noirs américains -- Travail
- Pauvres en milieu urbain -- États-Unis
- African Americans -- Employment
- Poor -- United States
- Poverty
- Quartiers pauvres -- États-Unis
- Quartiers pauvres -- États-Unis
- Social Welfare
- Stadskernen
- Unemployment
- United States
- Urban Population
- Urban poor
- Urban poor -- United States
- Urban poor | United States
- Werkloosheid
- États-Unis -- Conditions économiques -- 1981-2001
- États-Unis -- Politique sociale -- 1993- ..
- États-Unis -- Relations interethniques -- 1990- ..
- Pauvres en milieu urbain -- États-Unis -- 1990- ..
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- Wilson explores how the current loss of blue-collar jobs has crucially affected American society. He discusses the effects of the "suburbanization" of employment, which has excluded the black urban poor who remain isolated in neighborhoods of concentrated unemployment, neighborhoods that once featured a sizable proportion of working families. He describes the lack of locally available training and education, and the dissolution of government and private support of local organizations that once supplied job information as well as employment opportunities. And he examines as well the attitudes of employers toward ghetto residents and the resulting effects on hiring policies
- Interweaving the voices of scores of inner-city men and women whom he interviewed during years of intensive study, Wilson dismantles the conservative argument that the people of the ghettos lack drive and aspiration. He demonstrates that, on the contrary, their desire and quest for success and a stable life are comparable to those of society at large, but they develop within a context of constraints and opportunity drastically different from those in middle-class society
- Finally, Wilson outlines a series of programs that can help both the urban poor and the middle class, programs that are politically feasible at a time when government is battling to reform welfare. He defines a framework of long and short-term solutions to get America's jobless working again, including a twenty-first-century version of the WPA work program, available to all; transportation alternatives to get men and women to jobs in outlying areas; and crucial training and jobs for one of the groups with the highest unemployment rates - new high school graduates. In When Work Disappears, William Julius Wilson, one of the country's most highly praised and influential sociologists, makes a major contribution to the economic and social health of the nation - not only through his analysis of an almost overwhelming problem but through the practical steps he suggests toward a solution
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1935-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Wilson, William J.
- Dewey number
- 362.5/0973/091732
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HV4045
- LC item number
- .W553 1996
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Urban poor
- African Americans
- Inner cities
- Poverty
- Social Welfare
- Urban Population
- Unemployment
- Pauvres en milieu urbain
- Noirs américains
- Quartiers pauvres
- African Americans
- Inner cities
- Urban poor
- United States
- Armoede
- Werkloosheid
- Negers
- Stadskernen
- Getto's
- Noirs
- Pauvres en milieu urbain
- Noirs américains
- Quartiers pauvres
- Exclusion sociale
- États-Unis
- États-Unis
- États-Unis
- Poor
- City life
- African Americans
- Inner cities
- Label
- When work disappears : the world of the new urban poor, William Julius Wilson
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-307) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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
- Control code
- ocm34355266
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xxiii, 322 pages
- Isbn
- 9780679724179
- Lccn
- 96011803
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) o34355266
- (OCoLC)34355266
- Label
- When work disappears : the world of the new urban poor, William Julius Wilson
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-307) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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
- Control code
- ocm34355266
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xxiii, 322 pages
- Isbn
- 9780679724179
- Lccn
- 96011803
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o34355266
- (OCoLC)34355266
Subject
- African Americans -- Employment
- African Americans -- Employment
- Afro-Americans | Employment
- Armoede
- City life
- Exclusion sociale -- États-Unis
- Getto's
- Inner cities
- Inner cities
- Inner cities -- United States
- Inner cities | United States
- Negers
- Noirs -- États-Unis -- Conditions sociales -- 1990- ..
- Noirs américains -- Travail
- Noirs américains -- Travail
- Pauvres en milieu urbain -- États-Unis
- African Americans -- Employment
- Poor -- United States
- Poverty
- Quartiers pauvres -- États-Unis
- Quartiers pauvres -- États-Unis
- Social Welfare
- Stadskernen
- Unemployment
- United States
- Urban Population
- Urban poor
- Urban poor -- United States
- Urban poor | United States
- Werkloosheid
- États-Unis -- Conditions économiques -- 1981-2001
- États-Unis -- Politique sociale -- 1993- ..
- États-Unis -- Relations interethniques -- 1990- ..
- Pauvres en milieu urbain -- États-Unis -- 1990- ..
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