Code: 04727922
Urban Underclass
by Christopher Jencks, Paul E. Peterson
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 ... more
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English - Binding: Paperback
- Number of pages: 508
Publisher: Brookings Institution, 1991
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Book synopsis
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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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Society & culture: general Social groups
36.78 €
- Full title: Urban Underclass
- Author: Christopher Jencks, Paul E. Peterson
- Language: English
- Binding: Paperback
- Number of pages: 508
- EAN: 9780815746058
- ISBN: 0815746059
- ID: 04727922
- Publisher: Brookings Institution
- Weight: 333 g
- Dimensions: 229 × 152 × 36 mm
- Date of publishing: 01. April 1991
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