The urban underclass / Christopher Jencks and Paul E. Peterson, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jencks, Christopher.

Peterson, Paul E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban poor--United States.

Urban poor.

United States.

African Americans--Economic conditions.

African Americans.

African Americans--Social conditions.

Inner cities--United States.

Inner cities.

Urban policy--United States.

Urban policy.

United States--Race relations.

Race relations.

Physical Description:

xiv, 490 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution, [1991]

Summary:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon Hackney.

Storage copy inscribed to Sheldon Hackney by "Eli" [Elijah Anderson, one of the contributors?].

ISBN:

0815746059

OCLC:

22809295