Word: lowerclass
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...analysis, Banfield maintains that their plight lies, essentially, neither in discrimination nor lack of income, but in their class outlook: they are rigidly present-minded and they do not want to postpone immediate pleasure in order to secure some future gain. In this respect, they are no different from lowerclass whites, who show the same behavior patterns: a tendency to violence, a dislike of steady work, an inability to maintain a stable family. Even if all blacks in America turned white overnight, contends Banfield, their problems would not change much because they are basically problems of class...