The Underclass question

The Underclass question /

The American dream will never be a reality for a large number of poor urban blacks. Civil rights legislation and government programs have been unable to move much of this population into the American mainstream. The Underclass Question is a collection of original essays by well-known African-America...

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Other Authors: Lawson, Bill E., 1947-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 1992.
Subjects:
Since 1975
African Americans > Government policy.
African Americans > Social conditions > 1975-
African Americans > Economic conditions.
Poor > Government policy > United States.
Noirs américains > Politique gouvernementale.
Noirs américains > Conditions sociales > 1975-
Noirs américains > Conditions économiques.
Pauvreté > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
African Americans > Social conditions.
Poor > Government policy.
Social policy.
Noirs américains > Politique publique.
Noirs américains > Conditions sociales.
Unterschicht.
Soziale Situation.
Aufsatzsammlung.
Sozialpolitik.
United States > Social policy > 1980-1993.
États-Unis > Politique sociale > 1981-1993.
United States.
États-Unis > Politique sociale > 1980-....
États-Unis > Politique sociale > 1980-1993.
USA.
Schwarze.
African Americans > Economic conditions
African Americans > Government policy
Poor > Government policy > United States
United States > Social policy > 1980-1993
Table of Contents:
  • Meditations on integration / Bill E. Lawson
  • Underclass and the race/class issue / Bernard R. Boxill
  • Agency and the concept of the underclass / Leonard Harris
  • Black underclass and the question of values / Howard McGary
  • Marooned in America: black urban youth culture and social pathology / Tommy L. Lott
  • Uplifting the race: middle-class blacks and the truly disadvantaged / Bill E. Lawson
  • Legal rights for poor blacks / Anita L. Allen
  • Affirmative action and the urban underclass / Albert G. Mosley
  • Social policy, ethical life, and the urban underclass / Frank M. Kirkland
  • Philosophy and the urban underclass / Cornel West.

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