Explain how Wilson’s research for his famous book The Truly Disadvantaged helps explain the history of neighborhood segregation in the U.S. and how that persists today.
What will be an ideal response?
1. In his book Wilson argues that the isolation of blacks in concentrated poverty in urban centers is a complex story that involves both structural and cultural features.
2. Structurally, the economy was changing and housing markets were limited for blacks.
3. Combined with cultural sentiments of the times (re: racism), blacks ended up isolated in concentrated urban poverty – a systematic situation that has proven difficult to break down, even today.
4. Families were also impacted because of the limited ability for men to find well-paying jobs that could support a family (this is rooted in gendered assumptions about familial roles typical for the time period).
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