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Wilson also examines the interplay <strong>of</strong> structural factors and the attitudes and<br />

assumptions <strong>of</strong> African Americans, European Americans, and social science<br />

researchers. In identifying the dynamic influence <strong>of</strong> structural, economic, and cultural<br />

factors, he argues against either/or politicized views <strong>of</strong> poverty among African<br />

Americans that either focus blame solely on cultural factors or only on unjust structural<br />

factors. He tries "to demonstrate the importance <strong>of</strong> understanding not only the<br />

independent contributions <strong>of</strong> social structure and culture, but also how they interact to<br />

shape different group outcomes that embody racial inequality." Wilson's goal is to<br />

"rethink the way we talk about addressing the problems <strong>of</strong> race and urban poverty in the<br />

public policy arena."<br />

Influence<br />

Wilson's book When Work Disappears has been cited as an inspiration for the second<br />

season <strong>of</strong> the HBO show The Wire.<br />

Criticism <strong>of</strong> His Work<br />

Beginning with The Declining Significance <strong>of</strong> Race, Wilson's work has attracted a great<br />

deal <strong>of</strong> controversy and criticism. (See, e.g., Willie's The Inclining Significance <strong>of</strong> Race)<br />

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