Life at the bottom the worldview that makes the underclass

This work is an account of life in the underclass and why it persists as it does, written by a British psychiatrist who treats the poor in a slum hospital and a prison in England. Its insight is that long-term poverty is caused not by economics but by a dysfunctional set of values. This is a searing...

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Main Author: Dalrymple, Theodore, 1949- (-)
Format: Book
Language:Inglés
Published: Chicago : Ivan R. Dee 2001
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Summary:This work is an account of life in the underclass and why it persists as it does, written by a British psychiatrist who treats the poor in a slum hospital and a prison in England. Its insight is that long-term poverty is caused not by economics but by a dysfunctional set of values. This is a searing account of life in the underclass and why it persists as it does, written by a British psychiatrist.
Item Description:Incluye índice
Physical Description:xv, 263 p. ; 23 cm
ISBN:9781566635059