underclass

un·der·class (

r-kl

)

The lowest societal stratum, usually composed of the disadvantaged: "Divorced women and their children are becoming a new underclass" (Barbara Fisher Williamson).

underclass [ˈʌndəˌklɑːs]

(Sociology) a class beneath the usual social scale consisting of the most disadvantaged people, such as the unemployed in inner cities

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Noun	1.	underclass - the social class lowest in the social hierarchy lower class social class, socio-economic class, stratum, class - people having the same social, economic, or educational status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class"
Adj.	1.	underclass - belonging to the lowest and least privileged social stratum; "underclass mothers and children" underprivileged - lacking the rights and advantages of other members of society

Translations

underclass [ˈʌndəklɑːs] N → clase f inferior

underclass [ˈʌndə^rklɑːs] n → quart-monde m

underclass [ˈʌndəˌklɑːs] n → sottoproletariato

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The rise of the underclass also explains why Labour turned a blind eye to the flood of immigrants now submerging the British way of life.

Didn't we already know what they'd look like? by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)

com Growing up in an African American family, Jon Jeter watched the jobs in his Midwestern town vanish - and as a Washington Post journalist, he reported on free-market reforms of the IMF which created a new underclass.

Flat Broke in the Free Market by The Bookwatch

com Growing up in an African American family, Jon Jeter watched the jobs in his Midwestern town vanish--and as a Washington Post journalist, he reported on free-market reforms of the IMF which created a new underclass.

Flat Broke in the Free Market by Internet Bookwatch

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