Wilson: “Jobless Poverty”
Jobless Ghetto: An impoverished and segregated neighborhood largely comprised of adults who are unemployed or have left the labor force
Wilson discusses the elements that produce “jobless ghettos” and their impacts on society and cities
The research studies conducted in Chicago were used to write Wilson’s book When Work Disappears: The World of the New Urban Poor
Jobless Ghettos
Jobless poverty has immensely changed from 1950 to today.
A drastic decrease in the amount of men who worked occurred between 1950 and 1990
1950s - Even though most of the urban black population was poor, they still worked
Most adults worked weekly jobs in Douglass, Grand Boulevard, and Washington Park
1990s - A majority of adults in inner-city …show more content…
Why or why not?
My opinion: I agree with Wilson because even if people are poor but still have an influx of some money that is able to be used, they are not digging further into the hole. This option is better than being poor and having no money come in because in this option, the neighborhood is digging further into the hole by living off of what they already don’t have.
According to Wilson, the disappearance of work (participation in the formal labor market) has lead to many of the problems that occur today in inner-city ghetto neighborhoods including crime, family dissolution, welfare, etc
Wilson argues that even though people may illegally or informally work, that these problems occur because people are not in formal work environments which emphasizes the importance of discipline, regularity, and …show more content…
On the other hand, those who are not in the workplace may speak using slang terms because they have not had the same opportunities to learn what and what not to do from formal workplace routines and situations.
Question 3: What are some major differences that you notice between those who work a formal job in the workplace and those who work informal jobs?
Explanations of the Growth of Jobless Ghettos
How racial segregation with other changes in society have led to the recent increase in joblessness:
1) The demand for low-skilled labor has decreased
2) The shift of urban area centered jobs to suburban area centered jobs
3) The social decline of ghetto neighborhoods
4) Unfavorable employer attitudes
Decreasing Demand for Low- Skilled Labor
African Americans are heavily impacted by this more so than white people because they are more unskilled due to some racial restrictions that they have faced as a community.
The advancements in technology, the increased college enrollment rate, and the increased internationalization of economic activity has led to the decreased demand for unskilled
Jobless Ghetto: An impoverished and segregated neighborhood largely comprised of adults who are unemployed or have left the labor force
Wilson discusses the elements that produce “jobless ghettos” and their impacts on society and cities
The research studies conducted in Chicago were used to write Wilson’s book When Work Disappears: The World of the New Urban Poor
Jobless Ghettos
Jobless poverty has immensely changed from 1950 to today.
A drastic decrease in the amount of men who worked occurred between 1950 and 1990
1950s - Even though most of the urban black population was poor, they still worked
Most adults worked weekly jobs in Douglass, Grand Boulevard, and Washington Park
1990s - A majority of adults in inner-city …show more content…
Why or why not?
My opinion: I agree with Wilson because even if people are poor but still have an influx of some money that is able to be used, they are not digging further into the hole. This option is better than being poor and having no money come in because in this option, the neighborhood is digging further into the hole by living off of what they already don’t have.
According to Wilson, the disappearance of work (participation in the formal labor market) has lead to many of the problems that occur today in inner-city ghetto neighborhoods including crime, family dissolution, welfare, etc
Wilson argues that even though people may illegally or informally work, that these problems occur because people are not in formal work environments which emphasizes the importance of discipline, regularity, and …show more content…
On the other hand, those who are not in the workplace may speak using slang terms because they have not had the same opportunities to learn what and what not to do from formal workplace routines and situations.
Question 3: What are some major differences that you notice between those who work a formal job in the workplace and those who work informal jobs?
Explanations of the Growth of Jobless Ghettos
How racial segregation with other changes in society have led to the recent increase in joblessness:
1) The demand for low-skilled labor has decreased
2) The shift of urban area centered jobs to suburban area centered jobs
3) The social decline of ghetto neighborhoods
4) Unfavorable employer attitudes
Decreasing Demand for Low- Skilled Labor
African Americans are heavily impacted by this more so than white people because they are more unskilled due to some racial restrictions that they have faced as a community.
The advancements in technology, the increased college enrollment rate, and the increased internationalization of economic activity has led to the decreased demand for unskilled