interactions social support--> derived resources from social networks. (ex of resources: be able to borrow money in case of emergency‚ emergency child care... basically someone to rely on in case of need) Politics of placemaking: zoning‚ redlining‚ why does development occur in some places vs others.. Need to build community that meets the needs of the people: more green space‚ walk-ability‚ better access to healthy foods. Coproduction Framework: (Ex epa came into do study of environmental
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Race is an ambiguous concept possessed by individuals‚ and according to sociologists Michael Omi and Howard Winant‚ it is socially constructed; it also signifies differences and structure inequalities. Race divides people through categories which led to cultural and social tensions. It also determined inclusion‚ exclusion‚ and segregation in U.S society. Both inclusion and exclusion tie together to create the overall process of segregation — one notion cannot occur without resulting in the others
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Kayra Feliz Van Houten College Composition March 3‚ 2015 Divided We Stand: An Overview of the Origins of American Apartheid Although people oftentimes believe segregation is synonymous with the Civil Rights movement‚ some people might be surprised to learn that racial residential segregation was not always the status quo. Prior to the turn of the 20th century‚ racially and economically diverse neighborhoods were the norm across the country. Urban “ghettoization” came about after the Great Migration
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The African-American Journey The history of African Americans is‚ to a significant degree‚ the history of the United States. Black people accompanied the first explorers‚ and a black man was among the first to die in the American Revolution. The United States‚ with more than 38 million Blacks‚ has the eighth-largest Black population in the world. Despite the large number‚ Blacks in this country have had almost no role in major national and political decisions and have been allowed only a peripheral
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Racism has been a major problem in the United States for a long time‚ ever since African American were taken as slaves and forced to assimilate into the Western culture has made the relationship between African Americans and Caucasian very hateful. Those who integrate to the dominant culture were often forced to learn a new language‚ traditions‚ religion and norms. Progress has been made towards racial equality in the United States; unfortunately we still see discrimination taking place .African
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The Faces of Poverty “Don’t look down on a man if you can’t help pick him up” –Ms. Bailey. Poverty in the United States tends to conjure up images of homeless people living under bridges‚ people with signs begging street corners‚ and soup kitchens and homeless shelters. Throughout history‚ poverty has been a pervasive issue in the United States; it is an issue that has managed to survive despite government’s the countless efforts to eradicate it. As a result‚ it has spread and affects a wide array
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Slavery was abolished in America 150 years ago‚ however‚ the color line it created is very much still alive. From the overtly racist Jim Crow laws to the discriminatory covert practices within the housing industry today‚ there is a clear division of white versus black‚ superior versus inferior that divides the nation. In her article “The Case for Reparations‚” Ta-Nehisi Coates makes the case for why African Americans should be paid back for all of the injustices they had to‚ and continue to‚ endure
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African Americans have been oppressed in the United States since its birth. Even after hundreds of years‚ African Americans do not receive the same treatments that an average non-minority citizen would get. Although many things have changed over this remarkable period of time‚ there is still work to be done. There are differences between African American people and communities compared to the situation of Caucasians around our nation. Many African Americans have an ongoing battle with poverty‚ racism
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financial problems.4 The Act had a hard time passing through both Houses of Congress with out compromise between the two political parties. The Democrats only agreed to support the bill after the Republicans agreed to strengthen provisions of the anti-redlining Community Reinvestment Act which regulated Federal laws pertaining to community development‚ housing‚ and related programs.5 On November 4‚ the final bill was passed through the Senate and the House after resolving the differences between the Democrats
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After reading the book Nasty Women by Samhita Mukhopadhyay‚ Kate Harding‚ Zerlina Maxwell‚ Jessica Valenti‚ Cheryl Strayed‚ Katha Pollitt‚ and Mary Kathryn Nagle. I got a better understanding of the apparent aftermath of the 2016 Presidential election. This book put together by multiple feminist expressing their outrage‚ frustration‚ and satisfaction in regards to fifty-three percent of white women voted for Donald Trump and ninety-four percent of black women voted for Hilary Clinton. Throughout
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