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Contemporary Research on the Urban Underclass. A Selected Review of the Research That Underlies a New Council Program.

Gephart, Martha A.; Pearson, Robert W. – ITEMS, 1988

Increasingly, poverty has become concentrated among the urban underclass in the United States. The dramatic economic changes underlying this situation have taken place within the context of larger changes in global, national, and regional political economies, including such factors as industrial restructuring and migration flows. In addition, the…

Descriptors: Community Problems, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Ghettos

Recognizing the Needs of the Homeless.

France, Joseph B. – 1986

This paper summarizes reports and research on the homeless in the United States, presents findings of a survey of Red Cross chapters on services to the homeless, and describes programs for the homeless of selected Red Cross chapters. Section 1 discusses definitions of homelessness and methodologies used to count homeless people. The homeless are…

Descriptors: Community Problems, Community Services, Economically Disadvantaged, Family Violence Shelters

Economy, Culture, Public Policy, and the Urban Underclass. A Discussion of Research on Processes and Mechanisms That Create, Maintain, or Overcome Urban Poverty.

Pearson, Robert W. – ITEMS, 1989

Research is examining the processes by which persistent and concentrated urban poverty is created, maintained, prevented, or overcome. This paper reports on discussion and suggestions generated in a planning meeting of the Social Science Research Council's Committee for Research on the Urban Underclass held on September 21-23, 1988. Issues…

Descriptors: Community Problems, Economic Change, Economic Factors, Economically Disadvantaged