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Download full textMincy, Ronald B. – 1991
The term "underclass" is often used to describe concentrations of inner-city Blacks in urban neighborhoods where social problems are common, mostly in large metropolitan areas. The most widely used empirical measurements of underclass are the spatial concentrations of poverty and social problems. Characterizing the underclass as almost entirely a…
Descriptors: Blacks, Demography, Economically Disadvantaged, Ethnic Distribution
