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Underclass

The underclass is the segment of the population that occupies the lowest possible position in a class hierarchy, below the core body of the working class. This group is usually considered cut off from the rest of the society.

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Underclass

Nodes74
Edges73
Triples163
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.027027
Components1

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Underclass

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related to Focus on space and place · 15
Underclass → African American, American, He, Many, Potential Causes, Proposed Solutions, Race, Studies, The, The Declining Significance, The Truly Disadvantaged, Thus, Urban Sociology, William Julius Wilson's, Wilson
has cause · 14
Underclass → Auletta, Debates, Denton, Douglas Massey, However, Ken Auletta, Lawrence, Massey, Mead, Nancy Denton, Similar, The, William Julius Wilson, Wilson
related to Controversies amongst definitions · 14
Underclass → American, And, Anderson, As, Auletta's, Characteristics, Each, Even, However, Mead, Mead's, These, While Wright, Wilson
related to history · 12
Underclass → According, Gunnar Myrdal, Henry Mayhew, Herbert Gans, However, London Labour, London Poor, Myrdal's, Oscar Lewis's, The, William Julius Wilson, Writing
related to Derogatory and demonizing language · 11
Underclass → American, David Duke, For, Gans, Grand Wizard, Herbert Gans, Hilary Silver, KKK, Louisiana Governor, Many, The
related to Ecological (spatial) characteristics · 10
Underclass → Although, Critiques, Furthermore, However, In Wilson's, Living, Members, The, Thus, Underclass Concept
related to Massey and Denton's diagnosis and prescription · 10
Underclass → American Apartheid, Denton, Douglas Massey, Fair Housing Act, Given, In, Massey, Nancy Denton, They, Wilson's
related to Focus on economics · 8
Underclass → According, Erik Olin Wright, He, Marxian, The, Unlike, Wright, Wright's
related to Journalism · 8
Underclass → American, Auletta, Ken Auletta, Many, Social, The New Yorker, While, Wikipedia
related to Wilson's diagnosis and prescription · 8
Underclass → For Wilson, In The Truly Disadvantaged, The, These, Universal, US, Wilson, With

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social poverty welfare term ghetto class wilson many urban concept society american members behavioral also poor often however economic solutions

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Underclassis asegment of the population that occupies the lowest possible position in a class hierarchy0.90text
the ghetto underclass by emphasizing programs to which the more advantaged groups of all racesinstance ofto improve the life chances of truly disadvantaged groups0.80text
class backgrounds can positively relateinstance ofto improve the life chances of truly disadvantaged groups0.80text
Underclasshas causeSimilar0.60section
Underclasshas causeDebates0.60section
Underclasshas causeHowever0.60section
Underclasshas causeWilliam Julius Wilson0.60section
Underclasshas causeDouglas Massey0.60section
Underclasshas causeNancy Denton0.60section
Underclasshas causeLawrence0.60section
Underclasshas causeMead0.60section
Underclasshas causeKen Auletta0.60section

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