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American Social Policy and the Ghetto Underclass  

William Julius Wilson ▪ Winter 1988

Why have the social conditions of the ghetto underclass deteriorated so rapidly in recent years? Racial discrimination is the most frequently invoked explanation, and it is undeniable that discrimination continues to aggravate the social and economic problems of poor blacks. …



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