The Precariat
The precariat are generally in low-income, insecure employment, rent rather than own their own homes and have low levels of social and cultural capital.
Culture and Identity
underclass
Media, representations
Media representations of benefits claimants
In this post I summarize some recent sociological research which suggests newspapers and ‘reality T.V. shows represent benefits claimants in
Crime and Deviance
The Troubled Families Programme
The Troubled Families Programme is a good example of a New Right social policy aimed at tackling criminality by targeting
Families and Households, Sociology key terms
The Long History of the ‘Underclass’ Thesis
Charles Murray’s Underclass Theory – the idea that there is a ‘hardcore’ of a few hundred thousand families and individuals
Crime and Deviance, Social class, wealth and income inequalities
Social Class and Crime
Prison statistics suggest the lower class commit more crime, which consensus theorists and right realists accept, but Marxists believe the crimes of the elite are hidden and yet more harmful.
Crime and Deviance, right and left realism
The Underclass Theory of Crime
An American Sociologist Charles Murray (1989) first coined the term ‘the underclass’ to refer to that group of people in
Families and Households, New Right
The New Right View of the Family
The New Right believe the traditional nuclear family is the ideal type of family. They support social policies which encourage nuclear families – they are pro marriage and against benefits for single mothers.