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underclass: a standalone construct

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concentrated, persistent poverty in Black urban neighborhoods, explained here by residential segregation.

In sociology, underclass refers to concentrated, persistent poverty in Black urban neighborhoods, explained here by residential segregation. This meaning comes from Massey (1990) in American Journal of Sociology.[1]

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References

  1. Massey, D. S. (1990). American Apartheid: Segregation and the Making of the Underclass. American Journal of Sociology, 96(2), 329-357. https://doi.org/10.1086/229532

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