5 Quotes & Sayings By William Julius Wilson

William Julius Wilson is the William T. Grant Professor of Economics at Harvard University, where he holds the John J. McCloy Chair in Urban Economics. He also is the director of the Center for Crime Prevention and Control Policy at the university's Kennedy School of Government, and teaches at both institutions Read more

He was elected president of the American Sociological Association in 1998, and is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society. Dr. Wilson has received honorary degrees from several universities around the world, including Oxford (D.Litt.), Georgetown (D.Sc.), Yale (D.Sc.), Cambridge (D.Phil.), Amherst (LL.D.), and Wesleyan (LL.D.).

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Crime, family dissolution, welfare, and low levels of social organization are fundamentally a consequence of the disappearance of work. William Julius Wilson
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But the person who scored well on an SAT will not necessarily be the best doctor or the best lawyer or the best businessman. These tests do not measure character, leadership, creativity, perseverance. William Julius Wilson
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There are many positive things to say about the black community. No question about it. William Julius Wilson
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During the Great Depression, African Americans were faced with problems that were not unlike those experienced by the most disadvantaged groups in society. The Great Depression had a leveling effect, and all groups really experienced hard times: poor whites, poor blacks. William Julius Wilson