Youth, the 'underclass' and social exclusion /
The idea that Britain, the US and other western societies are witnessing the rise of an underclass of people at the bottom of the social heap, structurally and culturally distinct from traditional patterns of "decent" working-class life, has become increasingly popular in the 1990s. Anti-w...
| Други автори: | MacDonald, Robert, 1962- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
London ; New York :
Routledge,
1997.
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http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=158109 |
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Youth, the 'underclass' and social exclusion. |
| Резюме: |
The idea that Britain, the US and other western societies are witnessing the rise of an underclass of people at the bottom of the social heap, structurally and culturally distinct from traditional patterns of "decent" working-class life, has become increasingly popular in the 1990s. Anti-work, anti-social, and welfare dependent cultures are said to typify this new "dangerous class" and "dangerous youth" are taken as the prime subjects of underclass theories. Debates about the family and single-parenthood, about crime and about unemployment and welfare reforms have all become embroiled in underclass theories which, whilst highly controversial, have had remarkable influence on the politics and policies of governments in Britain and the US. This text addresses the underclass idea in relation to contemporary youth. It focuses upon unemployment, training, the labour market, crime, homelessness, and parenting. It should be of interest to students of social policy, sociology and criminology. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xii, 228 pages) |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-221) and index. |
| ISBN: |
041515829X 9780415158299 0415158303 9780415158305 0203132998 9780203132999 1280408103 9781280408106 |