For Oscar Lewis, the American anthropologist who first used the term widely in the early 1960s, the defining characteristic of the underclass is "a strong present-time orientation, with little ...

On the other hand, the concept of an entrenched underclass has a long tradition ... to work with those at the margins of British society, says The Sunday Times. Casey, 49, was appointed deputy ...

An exhibition highlighting Barnstaple's "hidden 19th Century underclass" is opening at a museum in the town. The exhibition has been created by local historian Dr Sadru Bhanji. He discovered an ...