Underclass : a history of the excluded, 1880-2000 / / John Welshman

• Autore: Welshman John
• Pubblicazione: London, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Hambledon Continuum, , 2006; ©2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (302 p.)
• Disciplina: 0005.56; 0005.5609410904
• Soggetto topico: Poor - Great Britain - History - 20th century; Poor - Great Britain - History - 19th century; Poor - United States - History - 20th century; Marginality, Social - Great Britain - History - 20th century; Marginality, Social - United States - History - 20th century
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Regulating the Residuum; 2 A Trojan Horse; 3 In Search of the Social Problem Group; 4 The Invention of the Problem Family; 5 Chasing the Culture of Poverty; 6 Sir Keith Joseph and the Cycle of Deprivation; 7 Uncovering the Underclass - America; 8 Uncovering the Underclass - Britain; 9 Social Exclusion and Cycles of Disadvantage; 10 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 1880's, the 'problem family' of
• Titolo autorizzato: Underclass
• ISBN: 1-282-02477-9; 9786612024771; 0-8264-3482-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910811970603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II