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Youth, the 'underclass' and social exclusion / edited by Robert MacDonald. - London : Routledge, 1997. - xii, 228p. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 198-221) and index.

Debates about the family and single-parenthood, about crime and about unemployment and welfare reform have all become embroiled in underclass theories. This volume explores the underclass idea in relation to contemporary youth.

Specialized.

ISBN: 9780415158305 (pbk.) : £13.99 0415158303 (pbk.) : £13.99 9780415158299 (hbk.) : £45.00 041515829X (hbk.) : £45.00

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Problem youth--Great Britain.
Problem youth--United States.
Problem youth--Government policy--Great Britain.
Problem youth--Government policy--United States.
Socially handicapped youth--Great Britain.
Alienation (Social psychology)--Great Britain.
Alienation (Social psychology)--United States.

Dewey Class. No.: 362.7'08694'0941'09049