Study Guide for William Julius Wilson
 
 

1)How has the low unemployment level in the United States affected the availability of work in the ghetto?
 
 
 
 

2)According to Wilson, what causes the disappearance of work?
 
 
 
 
 

3)Some conservatives stress the importance of  cultural attitudes and values in causing social disorganization (e.g. high crime rates, gang violence, high rates of single parent families, and drug trafficking). Others argue that Aid to Dependent Families has led to the increase in single-parent families among African-Americans. What does Wilson think is the most important factor causing  social disorganization in black ghettos?
 
 
 
 
 
 

4)What  are the four solutions that Wilson suggests to address that problem?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

5)Is Wilson a Marxist? How do you know?