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

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [1996]

xxiii, 322 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Copy 1 Supplier/Donor: Coutts Note: 9th (March 1997) printing

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.

Includes bibliographic references and index