The underclass is the segment of the population that occupies the lowest possible position in a class hierarchy, below the core body of the working class.
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| Theories |
- Gilbert model
- Marxian
- Mudsill theory
- New class
- Spoon class theory
- Weberian (three-component)
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| United States | | | Classes |
- Slaves
- Upper
- Middle
- Black
- Mexican-American
- Upper Middle
- Underprivileged
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| Standard of living |
- Education
- Homelessness
- Home-ownership
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| Other regions or countries |
- India
- Africa
- Cambodia
- China
- Colombia
- France
- Haiti
- Iran
- Italy
- Luxembourg
- Nepal
- New Zealand
- Romania
- Sri Lanka
- Tibet
- United Kingdom
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| Historic |
- Ancient Greece
- Ancient Rome
- Aztec
- Ottoman Empire
- Pre-industrial East Asia
- Pre-industrial Europe
- Soviet Union
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