The Urban Underclass

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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."

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Edited by Christopher Jencks and Paul E. Peterson

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Christopher/ Peterson Jencks
• Assisted by: Christopher Jencks (Editor), Jencks Christopher (Editor), Paul E. Peterson (Editor), Peterson Paul E. (Editor)
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.1991
• EAN: 9780815746058
• ISBN: 978-0-8157-4605-8
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 235 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, Urban communities, Urban communities / city life