Table of Contents

Labeling the Poor; The Invention of the Underclass Label; The Dangers of Underclass and Other Labels; The Undeservingness of the Poor; Policies Against Poverty and Undeservingness; Joblessness and Antipoverty Policy in the Twenty-first Century

Promotional Information

A Choice Outstanding Academic Book for 1996; Gustavus Myers Award for Outstanding Book on Human Rights

About the Author

Herbert J. Gans, author of Levittowners and The Urban Villagers, is professor of sociology at Columbia University and the former president of the American Sociological Association.