Fainstein The Underclass Narrative
Fainstein’s sociological thesis of what he calls “The Underclass Narrative” was a research study on African Americans in the latter half of the 1970’s. The underclass narrative can be defined as the disadvantaged lack of progression within low income, typically black inner city neighborhoods—a generational reality not captured elsewhere in the U.S. I think what is equally important to point out within this article is that Fainstein makes it clear that the underclass narrative can also be a defined as a universal euphemism for anything black (ie. the general topic of race itself or the poor black “ghetto” experiences). An interestingly written encompass of three key elements that are used to outline a narrative that continues to keep working