underclass

UK
/ˈʌndəklɑːs/
US
/ˈʌndərklæs/
underclasssubstantiv
underclasses
Pl.
UK
/ˈʌndəklɑːs/
US
/ˈʌndərklæs/
Übersetzungen
низший класс
The underclass often struggles with access to education and healthcare.
Низший класс часто сталкивается с трудностями в доступе к образованию и здравоохранению.
Definitionen
The lowest socioeconomic stratum of a society whose members are chronically poor, unemployed or underemployed, and socially marginalized.
Researchers have long debated how public policy can best assist the urban underclass.
Synonyme
lower class
disadvantaged class
marginalized group
subordinate class
working poor
underclassadjektiv
UK
/ˈʌn.də.klɑːs/
US
/ˈʌn.dɚ.klæs/
Used attributively before another noun (e.g., underclass youth, underclass neighborhoods).
Definitionen
Relating to or characteristic of the underclass.
Underclass communities often suffer from inadequate access to healthcare.