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The Urban Underclass (Paperback): Christopher Jencks, Paul E. Peterson

The Urban Underclass (Paperback)

Christopher Jencks, Paul E. Peterson

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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.

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Imprint: Brookings Institution Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: March 1991
First published: April 1991
Editors: Christopher Jencks • Paul E. Peterson
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 508
ISBN-13: 978-0-8157-4605-8
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Urban communities
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LSN: 0-8157-4605-9
Barcode: 9780815746058

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