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From 'underclass' to 'overclass'?

Medium Periodical Article
Medium - part of - (Periodical Copy) (Date) Feb2013 (Volume) 22 (Number) 3
Medium (Periodical) Sociology Review.
Classif 301 SOC
Subject Sociology
Page 12 - 15
Authors Beresford, Peter
Contents

It is nearly 30 years since US academic Charles Murray brought the concept of the 'underclass' to international prominence. But is it the emergence of a new 'overclass' that poses the main threat to social cohesion today?

Keywords
Differentiation     Poor     Rich     Social characteristics     Stratification