Synopses & Reviews
From one of Americas most admired sociologists and urban policy advisers, There Goes the Neighborhood is a long-awaited look at how race, class, and ethnicity influence one of Americans most personal choices—where we choose to live. The result of a three-year study of four working- and lower-middle class neighborhoods in Chicago, these riveting first-person narratives and the meticulous research which accompanies them reveal honest yet disturbing realities—ones that remind us why the elusive American dream of integrated neighborhoods remains a priority of race relations in our time.
About the Author
William Julius Wilson is the Lewis P. and Linda L. Geyser University Professor at Harvard University. He is also the author of
Power, Racism, and Privilege; The Declining Significance of Race; The Truly Disadvantaged; and
The Bridge over the Racial Divide. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.Richard P. Taub is the Paul Klapper Professor of Social Sciences and Public Policy at the University of Chicago, where he is also professor of sociology and human development. His previous books include
Community Capitalism and
Paths of Neighborhood Change.
From the Hardcover edition.