Family instability is a cultural problem, argues J.D. Vance

J.D. Vance argues that issues such as family instability and family trauma are not simply failures of personal responsibility, nor are they purely structural in nature. Instead, they are cultural. On September 5, the Brookings Institution hosted a conversation with William Julius Wilson, America’s leading voice on the sociology of race and poverty and author of “The Truly Disadvantaged,” and J.D. Vance, the author of the acclaimed “Hillbilly Elegy,” a personal and moving account of white underclass struggle in Appalachia. Subscribe! Follow Brookings on social media! Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: LinkedIn: