ISBN:
080147728X
,
9780801477287
Language:
English
Pages:
X, 252 S
,
graph. Darst
,
25 cm
Series Statement:
Cornell paperbacks
DDC:
307.3/362
Keywords:
Ethnic neighborhoods Case studies
;
African American neighborhoods Case studies
;
Residential mobility Case studies
;
Social change Case studies
;
USA
;
Stadtteil
;
Weiße
;
Schwarze
;
Rassenbeziehung
;
Sozialer Wandel
;
United States Case studies Race relations
;
USA
;
Stadtviertel
;
Weiße
;
Schwarze
;
Ethnische Beziehungen
;
Sozialer Wandel
Abstract:
Introduction : what happens to a neighborhood after white flight? -- The Parkmont environment -- Choosing Parkmont : whites staying and blacks pioneering -- Stella Zuk's story : choosing to stay -- Cross-racial caregiving : pioneers helping stayers to age in place -- Ken Wilkinson : striving for the next generation -- Black flight : consequences of neighborhood cultural conflict -- Billy's narrative : clashing in Parkmont -- Skipping school : the negative effects of a neighborhood institution -- Conclusions : understanding the cultural dynamics of neighborhood change
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction : what happens to a neighborhood after white flight? -- The Parkmont environment -- Choosing Parkmont : whites staying and blacks pioneering -- Stella Zuk's story : choosing to stay -- Cross-racial caregiving : pioneers helping stayers to age in place -- Ken Wilkinson : striving for the next generation -- Black flight : consequences of neighborhood cultural conflict -- Billy's narrative : clashing in Parkmont -- Skipping school : the negative effects of a neighborhood institution -- Conclusions : understanding the cultural dynamics of neighborhood change.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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