Crime, family dissolution, welfare, and low levels of social organization are fundamentally a consequence of the disappearance of work.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The decline of work causes crime, family issues, and weak community organization.
- In plain terms
- Crime and family problems happen mostly because work disappears.
- What can you take from it?
- Restoring work opportunities reduces social problems.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does job loss affect families?
- What builds social organization?
Another view
Other factors like drugs or education also contribute to social issues.
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