William J. Wilson

"The Truly Disadvantaged should spur critical thinking in many quarters about the causes and possible remedies for inner city poverty. As policy makers grapple with the problems of an enlarged underclass they--as well as community leaders and all concerned Americans of all races--would be advised to examine Mr. Wilson's incisive analysis."--Robert Greenstein, New York Times Book Review "'Must reading' for civil-rights leaders, leaders of advocacy organizations for the poor, and for elected officials in our major urban centers."--Bernard C. Watson, Journal of Negro Education "Required reading for anyone, presidential candidate or private citizen, who really wants to address the growing plight of the black urban underclass."--David J. Garrow, Washington Post Book World Selected by the editors of the New York Times Book Review as one of the sixteen best books of 1987. Winner of the 1988 C. Wright Mills Award of the Society for the Study of Social Problems.

The Inner City, the Underclass, and Public Policy

The Truly Disadvantaged

Discusses the current erosion of blue-collar jobs in inner-city Chicago, the suburbanization of employment, their implications for the urban poor, and programs that can help this growing underclass

The World of the New Urban Poor

When Work Disappears

Challenges conservative and liberal perspectives to outline an alternative framework for understanding racial inequality, in a provocative report that analyzes the persistence of inner-city ghettos, the plight of low-skilled black males, and the fragmentation of African-American families.

More Than Just Race: Being Black and Poor in the Inner City (Issues of Our Time)

The editor of this volume asserts that sociology's ostrich-like stance threatens to leave the discipline in a position of irrelevance to the world at large and compromises the support of policymakers, funders, media and the public. Wilson's vision is of a sociology attuned to the public agenda, influencing public policy through both short and long-range analysis from a sociological perspective. Using a variety of policy issues, perspectives, methods and cases, the distinguished contibutors to this volume both demonstrate and emphasize Wilson's ideas.

Sociology and the Public Agenda

Power, Racism and Privilege

Studies the rising inequality in American society and addresses the need for a progressive, multiracial political coalition to combat that inequality.

Rising Inequality and Coalition Politics

The Bridge Over the Racial Divide

Rudolf J. Freund

Ping Sa

Regression Analysis IM

Donna L. Mohr

Statistical Methods, Fourth Edition, is designed to introduce students to a wide-range of popular and practical statistical techniques. Requiring a minimum of advanced mathematics, it is suitable for undergraduates in statistics, or graduate students in the physical, life, and social sciences. By providing an overview of statistical reasoning, this text equips readers with the insight needed to summarize data, recognize good experimental designs, implement appropriate analyses, and arrive at sound interpretations of statistical results. Includes extensive case studies and exercises drawn from a variety of disciplines Provides practice problems for each chapter with complete solutions Offers new and updated data sets available online Includes recommended data analysis projects with accompanying data sets

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