Some scholars, such as Harvard's WilliamJuliusWilson, place part of the blame for family breakdown on the poor job prospects for unskilled men, which make them less attractive to keep around as husbands and fathers.
Research carried out in Chicago's Woodlawn and Oakland districts by WilliamJuliusWilson led this eminent Harvard sociologist to conclude that what lay behind single parenthood and the many difficulties it involves in bringing up children was unemployment and the black culture of the inner city.