Main entry:

Wilson, William J., 1935-

Title & Author:

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

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, Inc., 1996.

Description:

xxiii, 322 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-307) and index.
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.

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.

Resources:
Table of contents
Publisher description

ISBN:

0394579356
9780394579351
0679724176 (pbk.)
9780679724179 (pbk.)

Subject:

Urban poor United States.
African Americans Employment.
Inner cities United States.
Public welfare.
City dwellers.
Unemployment.
Poverty.
Social Welfare
Urban Population
Public Assistance
Pauvres en milieu urbain États-Unis.
Noirs américains Travail.
Quartiers défavorisés États-Unis.
Aide sociale.
Citadins.
Chômage.
Pauvreté.
welfare services.
unemployment.
poverty.
Economically Disadvantaged.
Inner cities
Urban poor
Armoede.
Werkloosheid.
Stadskernen.
social exclusion.
unemployed.
Blacks.
urban population.
low income.
social policy.
social implication.
employment opportunity.
educational opportunity.
training opportunity.
management attitude.
racial discrimination.
occupational aspiration.
manual workers.
women workers.
young workers.
working class.
work attitude.
employment policy.
training policy.
social reform.
social structure.
social environment.
employment service.
statistical table.
Noirs États-Unis Conditions sociales 1990- ...
Pauvres en milieu urbain États-Unis 1990- ...
Quartiers pauvres États-Unis.
Exclusion sociale États-Unis.
Poor United States.
City life.
exclusion sociale.
chômeurs.
population urbaine.
faible revenu.
politique sociale.
conséquences sociales.
possibilités d'emploi.
possibilités d'éducation.
possibilités de formation.
attitude patronale.
discrimination raciale.
ambition professionnelle.
travailleur manuel.
travailleuses.
jeune travailleur.
classe ouvrière.
attitude à l'égard du travail.
politique de l'emploi.
politique de formation.
réforme sociale.
structure sociale.
milieu social.
service de l'emploi.
tableau statistique.
exclusión social.
desempleados.
población urbana.
bajos ingresos.
política social.
consecuencias sociales.
oportunidades de empleo.
oportunidades de educación.
oportunidades de formación.
actitud de la dirección.
discriminación racial.
aspiración profesional.
trabajador manual.
trabajadoras.
joven trabajador.
clase trabajadoras.
actitud hacia el trabajo.
política de empleo.
política de formación.
reforma social.
estructura social.
medio social.
servicio de empleo.
cuadros estadísticos.
United States
USA.
États-Unis Conditions économiques 1981-2001.
États-Unis Relations interethniques 1990- ...
États-Unis Politique sociale 1993- ...
Etats-Unis.
Estados Unidos.
Afro-Americans Employment
Medical Humanities.

Form/genre:

Olin Library Black authors.
bibliography.
graph.
bibliographie.
graphique.
bibliografía.
gráfico.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 324916
Call No.: 324916
Copy: 1
Status: Available