When work disappears : the world of the new urban poor / William Julius Wilson.
"For the first time in the 20th century, the majority of adults in the inner cities are not working. In an important and long-awaited study, one of the country's leading sociologists, the acclaimed author of The Truly Disadvantaged, analyzes the disappearance of work and its effects on the...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Knopf,
1996.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | "For the first time in the 20th century, the majority of adults in the inner cities are not working. In an important and long-awaited study, one of the country's leading sociologists, the acclaimed author of The Truly Disadvantaged, analyzes the disappearance of work and its effects on the inner city of Chicago."--Publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | xxiii, 322 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-307) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0394579356 9780394579351 |