How Long to Read The Invention of the 'Underclass'

How Long Does it Take to Read The Invention of the 'Underclass'?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 22 minutes to read The Invention of the 'Underclass' by Loïc Wacquant

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

At century’s close, American social scientists, policy analysts, philanthropists and politicians became obsessed with a fearsome and mysterious new group said to be ravaging the ghetto: the urban “underclass.” Soon the scarecrow category and its demonic imagery were exported to the United Kingdom and continental Europe and agitated the international study of exclusion in the postindustrial metropolis. In this punchy book, Loïc Wacquant retraces the invention and metamorphoses of this racialized folk devil, from the structural conception of Swedish economist Gunnar Myrdal to the behavioral...

How long is The Invention of the 'Underclass'?

The Invention of the 'Underclass' by Loïc Wacquant is 256 pages long, and a total of 65,536 words.

This makes it 86% the length of the average book. It also has 80% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Invention of the 'Underclass' Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 58 minutes to read The Invention of the 'Underclass' aloud.

What Reading Level is The Invention of the 'Underclass'?

The Invention of the 'Underclass' is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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