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Publication Date: 1988
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Race, Class, and Black Poverty.
Malveaux, Julianne
Black Scholar, v19 n3 p18-21 May-Jun 1988
The word "underclass" has become popular, but it is nebulously defined. The focus of discussions on the underclass is not on economics but behavior. The poor are scapegoats for drug problems and the crime rate. The concept of "underclass" ignores the conflict between the dynamic of tokenism and the reality of capitalism. (BJV)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Blacks, Capitalism, Definitions, Economically Disadvantaged, Inner City, Lower Class, Mass Media, Poverty, Racial Differences, Research Problems, Social Science Research, Social Stratification, Tokenism, Urban Environment, Urban Population, Urban Problems, Whites
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