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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Welshman, John, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poor--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Poor.

Poor--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Poor--United States--History--20th century.

Marginality, Social--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Marginality, Social.

Marginality, Social--United States--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (302 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, England ; New York, New York : Hambledon Continuum, 2006.

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-282-02477-9

9786612024771

0-8264-3482-7

OCLC:

646806741