Table of Contents

Part 1 The Debate Chapter 2 The Inclining Significance of Race Chapter 3 The Declining Significance of Race Revisited But Not Revised Chapter 4 Alternative Perspectives on Race and Social Class Part 5 The Continuing Significance of Race Chapter 6 Significance of Race in the 1960s Chapter 7 Significance of Race in the 1970s Chapter 8 Significance of Race in the 1980s Part 9 Commentary on the Declining Significance of Race Chapter 10 If We Won, Why Aren't We Smiling? Chapter 11 Camouflaging the Color Line: A Critique Chapter 12 The Changing—Not Declining—Significance of Race Chapter 13 On the Declining—and Increasing—Significance of Race Part 14 Commentary on the Truly Disadvantaged Chapter 15 The Theory of the Under-Class: A Review of Wilson's The Truly Disadvantaged Chapter 16 Rebuttal to a Conservative Strategy for Reducing Poverty Chapter 17 Are Non-Race-Specific Policies the Key to Resolving the Plight of the Inner-City Poor? Part 18 Conclusion Chapter 19 On the Prevention and Cure of Poverty and Racism