The Invention of the 'Underclass': A Study in the Politics of Knowledge
Loïc Wacquant investigates the invention of the “underclass” and the political processes through which social knowledge is produced. This focused study examines how concepts used to describe inequality and society are formed, circulated, and given significance.
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The Invention of the “Underclass” explores the origins and meaning of a consequential social concept.
Loïc Wacquant examines how knowledge helps shape the categories used to describe society.
The book focuses on the relationship between political ideas, social classification, and the production of knowledge.
It offers a focused study of how the notion of the “underclass” came to occupy a place in public and scholarly discussion.
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