South Side Research Paper
Windshield Survey
Of
Chicago’s Southside
March 28, 2011
By
Michel’e Lusk
NUR/405
UOP
Aspects of the Community that Could Affect Health
At every bus stop and train line people stand with their ipods listening to music. Cars drive by with the music at the highest volume. Loud noises can damage hearing. Alcohol abuse can lead to pancreatitis, as well as smoking leading to cancer. Improper use of drugs can cause addictions that may lead to overdose. Accidents, such as …show more content…
The construction of the Dan Ryan Expressway added a physical barrier between some white and black neighborhoods.
The exact boundaries dividing the Southwest, South and Southeast Sides vary by source. Following most racial lines, the South Side is further divided into a White and Hispanic Southwest Side, largely Black South Side, and a smaller, more racially diverse Southeast Side, centered on the East Side community areas of South Chicago, South Deering, and Hegewisch.
The South Side has endures a reputation of being poor and crime-infested. The reality of this area varies more. It ranges from the affluent to working class to impoverish. Neighborhoods, such as Armour Square, Back of the Yards, Bridgeport, and Pullman are composed of more blue collar residents, while the Hyde Park (President Obama’s hometown), the Jackson Park Highlands District, Kenwood, and Beverly areas are with the middle, upper-middle class, and affluent residents.
Stores and Street …show more content…
Each generation is receiving less hope than the one prior. It takes a village to raise our children. Yet when the village is corrupt itself, what can it offer the child who is awake all night sleeping according to the parents’ drug schedule? This same child is expected to perform at school, yet can’t. The little boy whose father insists on piercing his ear now is confined to the community. If he leaves outside of the area, he is liable to be gang beat due to misrepresenting. The man who has recently been freed from jail may have to return because he cannot find a job and returns to hustling that leads to an arrest. There are some mothers who are cocaine addicts and are not just selling their bodies, but will offer her son or daughter if asked. Guilt is felt after the high wears off, but the fact remains that a child has been allowed to be
Of
Chicago’s Southside
March 28, 2011
By
Michel’e Lusk
NUR/405
UOP
Aspects of the Community that Could Affect Health
At every bus stop and train line people stand with their ipods listening to music. Cars drive by with the music at the highest volume. Loud noises can damage hearing. Alcohol abuse can lead to pancreatitis, as well as smoking leading to cancer. Improper use of drugs can cause addictions that may lead to overdose. Accidents, such as …show more content…
The construction of the Dan Ryan Expressway added a physical barrier between some white and black neighborhoods.
The exact boundaries dividing the Southwest, South and Southeast Sides vary by source. Following most racial lines, the South Side is further divided into a White and Hispanic Southwest Side, largely Black South Side, and a smaller, more racially diverse Southeast Side, centered on the East Side community areas of South Chicago, South Deering, and Hegewisch.
The South Side has endures a reputation of being poor and crime-infested. The reality of this area varies more. It ranges from the affluent to working class to impoverish. Neighborhoods, such as Armour Square, Back of the Yards, Bridgeport, and Pullman are composed of more blue collar residents, while the Hyde Park (President Obama’s hometown), the Jackson Park Highlands District, Kenwood, and Beverly areas are with the middle, upper-middle class, and affluent residents.
Stores and Street …show more content…
Each generation is receiving less hope than the one prior. It takes a village to raise our children. Yet when the village is corrupt itself, what can it offer the child who is awake all night sleeping according to the parents’ drug schedule? This same child is expected to perform at school, yet can’t. The little boy whose father insists on piercing his ear now is confined to the community. If he leaves outside of the area, he is liable to be gang beat due to misrepresenting. The man who has recently been freed from jail may have to return because he cannot find a job and returns to hustling that leads to an arrest. There are some mothers who are cocaine addicts and are not just selling their bodies, but will offer her son or daughter if asked. Guilt is felt after the high wears off, but the fact remains that a child has been allowed to be