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Many believe that the urban underclass in America is a large, rapidly increasing proportion of the population; that crime, teenage pregnancy, and high school dropout rates are escalating; and that welfare rolls are exploding. Yet none of these perceptions is accurate. Here, noted authorities, including William J. Wilson, attempt to separate the truth about poverty, social dislocation, and changes in American family life from the myths that have become part of contemporary folklore.

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Língua Inglês ● Formato PDF ● ISBN 9780815723462 ● Editor Christopher Jencks & Paul E. Peterson ● Editora Brookings Institution Press ● Publicado 2001 ● Carregável 3 vezes ● Moeda EUR ● ID 9039984 ● Proteção contra cópia Adobe DRM

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