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...
| Основен автор: | Welshman, John. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
London ; New York :
Hambledon Continuum,
2006.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=265534 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Underclass. |
| Резюме: |
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 family' of. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xxix, 271 pages) |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
0826434827 9780826434821 |