Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ425154
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Studying Inner-City Social Dislocations: The Challenge of Public Agenda Research.
Wilson, William Julius
American Sociological Review, v56 n1 p1-14 Feb 1991
The 1970s witnessed a sharp growth in ghetto poverty areas and heightened economic hardship within them. Census Bureau definitions and measures of poverty have not been brought up to date. Researchers must ensure that their findings are interpreted accurately by those in the public who use their ideas. (DM)
Descriptors: Blacks, Census Figures, Definitions, Ghettos, Income, Racial Discrimination, Unemployment, Urban Problems
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Note: The 1990 Presidential Address of the American Sociological Association.
