Kenneth J. Neubeck is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Connecticut-Storrs. His articles have appeared in such journals as"Social Problems, Social Policy, " and "Teaching Sociology", as well as several anthologies. Much of his work has focused upon issues of social and economic justice, covering such topics as the politics surrounding income maintenance programs, cultural values supporting economic inequality, and the relationship between central city downtown developmental and local neighborhood decline. The author of "Corporate Response to Urban Crisis" (Lexington Books) and "Social Problems: A Critical Approach" (McGraw-Hill), he is currently conducting research on… the impact of racism on U.S. welfare policy.