Title | The Declining Significance of Race : Blacks and Changing American Institutions |
Publication Type | Book |
Year of Publication | 2012 |
Author | Wilson, William Julius |
Edition | 3rd |
Number of Pages | 271 |
Publisher | The University of Chicago Press |
City | Chicago |
ISBN or ASIN Number | 978-0-226-90141-1 |
Keywords | history, Identity, Race, Sociology |
URL | http://www.amazon.com/Declining-Significance-Race-Changing-Institutions/dp/0226901416/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1442599443&sr=1-1&keywords=the+declining+significance+of+race |
Copies at the Archive | 1 |
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.