The War Against The Poor: The Underclass And Anti-poverty Policy
Herbert J. Gans
ISBN 10: 0465019900 ISBN 13: 9780465019908
Published by Basic Books, 1995
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In his withering dissection of the origins and misuse of the term underclass to stereotype and stigmatize the poor, Herbert J. Gans shows how this ubiquitous label has relegated a wide variety of peoplewelfare recipients, the working poor, teenage mothers, drug addicts, the homeless, and othersto a single condemned class, feared and despised by the rest of society. Probing the deep psychological, social, and political reasons why Americans seek to indict millions of poor citizens as undeserving, Gans calls for a cease-fire in the undeclared war against the poor. He concludes with a set of innovative, job-centered policy proposals and a multifaceted educational plan to stop the endless flow of new recruits into Americas untouchable caste.
About the Author: Herbert J. Gans is the Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology at Columbia University.
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Title: The War Against The Poor: The Underclass And...
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication Date: 1995
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
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