“Strain theory suggests that when poorer people perceive inequality, they feel less of a commitment to social norms and in turn come to view crime as more acceptable.”
Poor kids who do everything right don’t do better than rich kids who do everything wrong:
Hard to rise, and harder to fall: Poor college grads stay poor about as much as rich high school dropouts stay rich.
Rental America: Why the poor pay $4,150 for a $1,500 sofa:
No credit, no cash, no bank account? There’s still a place to go shopping, but it comes at a price.
Meet the New Underclass: People With Ph.D.s in Science:
Once upon a time, newly-minted science Ph.D.s would get research jobs at a senior scientist’s laboratory, to train and hone the ideas they would explore at their own labs. But now the supply of post-doctoral students is outpacing demand, creating a new, hyper-educated underclass.
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