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The idea that Britain, the US and other western societies are witnessing the rise of an underclass of people at the bottom of the social heap, structurally and culturally distinct from traditional patterns of "decent" working-class life, has become increasingly popular in the 19…
Debates about the family and single-parenthood, about crime and about unemployment and welfare reform have all become embroiled in underclass theories. This volume explores the underclass idea in relation to contemporary youth.
Debates about the family and single-parenthood, about crime and about unemployment and welfare reform have all become embroiled in underclass theories. This volume explores the underclass idea in relation to contemporary youth.