Racism Quotes by William Julius Wilson

8 Racism quotes by William Julius Wilson

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William Julius Wilson provides eight brief reflections on racism, each line delivering his scholarly insight. This short set offers a straightforward, focused snapshot of his perspective.

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If you're going to compare a middle-income black kid with a middle- income white kid, and, say, you control for family background,…

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I don't think we should stop emphasizing race because I think, you know, race is still very, very important, and we have…

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If we could create the conditions that make racism difficult, or discourage it, then there would be less stress and less need…

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Over the years, black leaders have been slow to recognize the need for a very, very progressive agenda. Anytime someone has talked…

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Racism should be viewed as an intervening variable. You give me a set of conditions and I can produce racism in any…

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I maintain that the period during the first half of the 1990s, the period in which rising inequality reached its peak, was…

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There is a tendency to want to treat blacks as a monolithic socioeconomic group.

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There are many positive things to say about the black community. No question about it.

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My research clearly reveals that if we want to put inner-city workers to work immediately, we just can't rely on the private sector. They…

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If you're talking about the narrow issue of public assistance, I would like to see us move to a more healthy system. But until…

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The middle class has just fallen further and further behind the rich.

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If you're going to compare a middle-income black kid with a middle- income white kid, and, say, you control for family background, family education,…

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Prior to 1940, the affluent and the middle class began to converge, but after 1979, the economic gap between the middle class and affluent widened significantly.

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But the person who scored well on an SAT will not necessarily be the best doctor or the best lawyer or the best businessman.…

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Black employers are just as negative as the white employers concerning inner-city workers.

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I think it is difficult to achieve a meaningful political coalition if you have race-based programs that divide members of the coalition. The problem…

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Unemployment is higher in Europe than in the United States and primarily concentrated in immigrant minority populations, so people are worried about what's going…

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A lot of joblessness in the black community doesn't seem to be reachable through fiscal and monetary policies. People have not been drawn into…

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I don't think we should stop emphasizing race because I think, you know, race is still very, very important, and we have to recognize…

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During the Great Depression, African Americans were faced with problems that were not unlike those experienced by the most disadvantaged groups in society. The…

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