The Urban Underclass

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508 Seiten Gepflegter, sauberer Zustand. Aus der Auflösung einer renommierten Bibliothek. Kann Stempel beinhalten. 1296662/202 Altersfreigabe FSK ab 0 Jahre Taschenbuch, Größe: 15.2 x 2.9 x 22.9 cm. Seller Inventory # 1296662202

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Many believe that the urban underclass in America is a large, rapidly increasing proportion of the population; that crime, teenage pregnancy, and high school dropout rates are escalating; and that welfare rolls are exploding. Yet none of these perceptions is accurate. Here, noted authorities, including William J. Wilson, attempt to separate the truth about poverty, social dislocation, and changes in American family life from the myths that have become part of contemporary folklore.

From the Back Cover: The essays in this book try to separate the truth about poverty, social dislocation, and changes in America family life from the myths that have become part of contemporary folklore. These essays also show the reasons for poverty among children, demonstrate that the main issue is not so much a growth in the size of the underclass as the persistence of poverty decades after the country thought it had addressed the problem, and they point out the paradox of poverty in a wealthy nation will continue until society makes greater efforts to provide all citizens with improved educational and economic opportunities as well as adequate income maintenance in times of need.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Urban Underclass
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Publication Date: 1991
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Sehr gut
Edition: Hervorgehoben, unterstrichen.