The Declining Significance of Race by William Julius Wilson

The Declining Significance of Race by William Julius Wilson

When first published in 1980, The Declining Significance of Race immediately sparked controversy with its contentious thesis that race was becoming less of a deciding factor in the life chances of black Americans than class. This new edition of the seminal book includes a new afterword in which William Julius Wilson not only reflects on the debate surrounding the book, but also presents a provocative discussion of race, class, and social policy.

The intellectual strength of this book lies in his capacity to integrate disparate findings from historical studies, social theory and research on contemporary trends into a complex and original synthesis that challenges widespread assumptions about the cause of black disadvantage and the way to remove it.--Paul Starr, New York Times Book Review

This publication is easily one of the most erudite and sober diagnoses of the American black situation. Students of race relations and anybody in a policy-making position cannot afford to bypass this study.--Ernest Manheim, Sociology

Lewis P. Wilson is William Julius Wilson. Linda L. and Linda L. Honorary University Professor at Harvard University and director of the Malcolm Wiener Institute for Social Policy and the Joblessness and Urban Poverty Research Program. He is the author of several books, including the University of Chicago Press's The Decreasing Importance of Race and The Really Disadvantaged.

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ISBN 13	9780226901299
ISBN 10	0226901297
Title	The Declining Significance of Race
Author	William Julius Wilson
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	The University of Chicago Press
Year published	1980-12-15
Number of pages	256
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