The "underclass" revisited: A social problem in decline

Journal of Urban Affairs

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-70

  Jargowsky, Paul A ^a   Yang, Rebecca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POVERTY; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

EID: 33646539160     PISSN: 07352166     EISSN: 14679906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0735-2166.2006.00259.x     Document Type: Article

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