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Underclass : a History of the Excluded, 1880-2000.

Who are those at the bottom of society? There has been much discussion in recent years, on both Left and Right, about the existence of an alleged 'underclass' in both Britain and the USA. It has been claimed this group lives outside the mainstream of society, is characterised by crime, suf...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Welshman, John
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Continuum International Pub. Group, 2007.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Who are those at the bottom of society? There has been much discussion in recent years, on both Left and Right, about the existence of an alleged 'underclass' in both Britain and the USA. It has been claimed this group lives outside the mainstream of society, is characterised by crime, suffers from long-term unemployment and single parenthood, and is alienated from its core values. In Underclass: A History of the Excluded, 1880-2000 John Welshman shows that there have always been concerns about an 'underclass', whether constructed as the 'social residuum' of the 1880s, the 'problem famil.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (302 pages)
ISBN:9780826434821
0826434827
1282024779
9781282024779