underclass

UK
/ˈʌndəklɑːs/
US
/ˈʌndərklæs/

Traductions

underclassnoun
underclasses
pl
UK
/ˈʌndəklɑːs/
US
/ˈʌndərklæs/
низший класс
The underclass often struggles with access to education and healthcare.
Низший класс часто сталкивается с трудностями в доступе к образованию и здравоохранению.
Synonymes
lower class
disadvantaged class
marginalized group
subordinate class
working poor
underclassadjective
UK
/ˈʌn.də.klɑːs/
US
/ˈʌn.dɚ.klæs/
Used attributively before another noun (e.g., underclass youth, underclass neighborhoods).

Définitions

underclassnoun
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.
underclassadjective
Relating to or characteristic of the underclass.
Underclass communities often suffer from inadequate access to healthcare.