The declining significance of race
Subtitle: Blacks and changing American institutions
By: William Julius Wilson
Edition: Third edition.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press; University Of Chicago Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Chicago; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9780226901411
Copyright date: 1978
Subjects: Social conditions; African Americans; Race relations; Economic conditions
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: From racial oppression to economic class subordination; title: Slavery and plantation hegemony; title: Segregation and the rise of the white working class; title: Industrial expansion and dispersed racial conflict; title: Modern industrialization and the alteration of competitive race relations; title: Protests, politics, and the changing black class structure; title: The declining significance of race; title: Epilogue: race, class, and public policy; title: Afterword: the declining significance of race, revisited and revised.