The Underclass: II. Toward a Post-industrial Social Policy.

Moynihan, Daniel Patrick

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Publication Date: 1989

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The Underclass: II. Toward a Post-industrial Social Policy.

Moynihan, Daniel Patrick

Public Interest, n96 p16-27 Sum 1989

Discusses the development of social policy since 1901, with special emphasis on the War on Poverty. Analyzes the relationships among poverty, social norms, and family structure. Outlines the problems of the new social condition, characterized by drug abuse and welfare dependency. (FMW)

Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Drug Abuse, Family Structure, Federal Programs, Modern History, Poverty Programs, Public Policy, Social Behavior, Social Problems, Urban Problems, Welfare Services

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Historical Materials

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Audience: Policymakers

Language: English

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