Preface and acknowledgments

Introduction

Ch. 1. Labeling the Poor

Ch. 2. The Invention of the Underclass Label

Ch. 3. The Dangers of "Underclass" and Other Labels

Ch. 4. The Undeservingness of the Poor

Ch. 5. Policies Against Poverty and Undeservingness

Ch. 6. Joblessness and Antipoverty Policy in the Twenty-first Century.