The Declining Significance of Race: Blacks and Changing American Institutions, Third Edition - Brossura

Wilson, William Julius

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ISBN 10: 0226901416 ISBN 13: 9780226901411

Casa editrice: University of Chicago Press, 2012

Riassunto

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

Su questo libro

L'autore:

William Julius Wilson is the Lewis P. and Linda L. Geyser University Professor at Harvard University.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: University of Chicago Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0226901416
• ISBN 13: 9780226901411
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 3
• Numero di pagine: 284