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Peer reviewedZinn, Maxine Baca – Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, 1989
The following two opposing models of the underclass are critically evaluated: (1) the culturally deficient model, which focuses on culture, family, or welfare; and (2) the opportunity structures in decline model, which focuses on employment, marriage, and community pattern changes. (JS)
Descriptors: Black Employment, Black Family, Cultural Influences, Economically Disadvantaged
Direct linkSmall, Mario Luis; McDermott, Monica – Social Forces, 2006
Wilson (1987) and others argue that poor neighborhoods lack important organizational resources the middle class takes for granted, such as childcare centers, grocery stores and pharmacies. However, this approach does not distinguish poor neighborhoods from segregated neighborhoods, ignores immigration and neglects city differences. Using…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Middle Class, Poverty, Economically Disadvantaged
