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CONTENTS
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7 Prologue Concepts matter Chasing after an urban chimera Anti-urbanism and the fear of the (black) city underbelly
8 Part One: The Tale of The “Underclass” Entry Notes 1. Between concept and myth: genealogy of a shifty category Notes 2. “The tragedy of the underclass”: Policy theater and scholarship Notes 3. Anatomy: The three faces of the “underclass” 1. At the origins, the “under-class” as structural position 2. The dominant schema of the “underclass” as assortment of “antisocial behaviors” 3. The neo-ecological conception, or the neighborhood as multiplier of marginality Notes 4. The strange career of a racialized folk devil Notes 5. Implications for the social epistemology of urban marginality Notes Exit Notes
9 Part Two: Lessons From The Tale Quandaries and consequences of naming Forging robust concepts Epistemic opportunity costs Bandwagons, speculation, and turnkeys Notes
10 Coda: Resolving the trouble with “race” in the twenty-first century Notes
11 Appendix: The nine lives of the “underclass” Notes
13 References
14 Index
Guide
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8 Prologue
10 Coda: Resolving the trouble with “race” in the twenty-first century
11 Appendix: The nine lives of the “underclass”
13 References
14 Index
List of Illustrations
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