Author

Publication

1982 - Random House, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

87,000 words, Guess

Page Count

348 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archiveunderclass00aule
  • ISBN-100394523431
  • ISBN-139780394523439
  • LibraryThing397293
  • Goodreads3725767
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Classifications

  • DDC362.8
  • LCCHV4045 .A9 1982

Description

"Auletta began with a seemingly simple goal - to find out who, exactly, make up the poorest of the poor, and to trace the many paths that took them there. As he follows 250 harden members of the underclass, Auletta focuses on efforts to help them reconstruct their lives and find a functional place in mainstream society. Through the lives of the men and women he encounters, Auletta discovers the complex truths that have made hard-core poverty in America such an intractable problem."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • The underclassRandom House1982-01-01

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