Uprooting urban America : multidisciplinary perspectives on race, class and gentrification / edited by Horace R. Hall, Cynthia Cole Robinson, & Amor Kohli.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hall, Horace R., editor.

Robinson, Cynthia Cole, 1974- editor.

Kohli, Amor, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urbanization--United States.

Urbanization.

United States.

Sociology, Urban--United States.

Sociology, Urban.

United States--Social conditions--1945-.

Social conditions.

Physical Description:

xvii, 310 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Peter Lang, [2014]

Summary:

Shifts in America's socioeconomic geography have been documented since the 1960s, demonstrating the reversal of white flight and the reshaping of a nation, evidenced by the growing divide between underprivileged citizens and the wealthy. As state and local governments continue to scale back social services that impact health and well-being, how will disenfranchised groups fare in this expanding, market-driven global society? Uprooting Urban America addresses this query by examining the social consequences of policies that change urban landscapes during the process of gentrification. In this book, junior and senior scholars present contemporary research findings and innovative strategies within the fields of education, healthcare, geography, sociology and policy studies. The book is ideal for graduate and advanced graduate level courses in the disciplines of education, sociology, cultural studies, political science, public policy, urban planning, social justice education and health care and human services. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 Urban Renewal and the Marriage of Civic Government and Free Market

Chapter 1 Relocating Gentrification: The Working Class, Science and the State in Recent Urban Research / Loïc Wacquant Wacquant, Loïc 13

Chapter 2 Hurting or Helping: Gentrification and African American Neighborhoods in Chicago / Adrienne Holloway Holloway, Adrienne 23

Chapter 3 The Shrinkage Machine: Race, Class and the Renewal of Urban Capital / Emily Rosenman Rosenman, Emily, Samuel Walker Walker, Samuel, Elvin Wyly Wyly, Elvin 41

Part 2 Reorienting Gentrification: Space, Equity and Voice

Chapter 4 Sustainable Urban Development and Environmental Gentrification: The Paradox Confronting the U.S. Environmental Justice Movement / Daniel Faber Faber, Daniel, Shelley McDonough Kimelberg Kimelberg, Shelley McDonough 77

Chapter 5 Visualizing Change: Using Technology and Participatory Research to Engage Youth in Urban Planning and Health Promotion / Antwi Akom Akom, Antwi, Aekta Shah Shah, Aekta, Aaron Nakai Nakai, Aaron 93

Chapter 6 Reframing Spatial Inequality: Youth, Photography and a Changing Urban Landscape / Stuart Greene Greene, Stuart, Kevin Burke Burke, Kevin, Maria McKenna McKenna, Maria 107

Part 3 Is There a Class-Conscious, Racially Sensitive Doctor in the House?

Chapter 7 Training Physicians for the Demographics of the 21st Century: The Importance of Diversity and Cultural Competency / Donald A. Ban Ban, Donald A. 131

Chapter 8 Gentrification and Health: Patterns of Environmental Risk / Russell Lopez Lopez, Russell 143

Chapter 9 Residential Segregation: Trends and Implications for Conducting Effective Community-Based Research to Address Ethnic Health Disparities / T. Henry Akintobi Akintobi, T. Henry, Ronald Braithwaite Braithwaite, Ronald, Anika Dodds Dodds, Anika 157

Part 4 The Customer Is Always Right: Democracy under Threat in Public Schools

Chapter 10 Topsy-Turvy: Education at the End of Empire / William Ayers Ayers, William 173

Chapter 11 Cultural Studies in Dark Times: Public Pedagogy and the Challenge of Neoliberalism / Henry A. Giroux Giroux, Henry A. 185

Chapter 12 Disparity, Austerity and Public Schooling in the United States: Why Quentin Can't Read / Sue Books Books, Sue 207

Chapter 13 School Activism and the Production of Urban Space in Atlanta, Georgia / Katherine Hankins Hankins, Katherine, Elizabeth Egan Henry Henry, Elizabeth Egan 227

Part 5 The Groundswell: Community Responses to Urban Renewal

Chapter 14 "History Still Matters": Leveraging Historicity in Struggles to Control Space / Miranda Martinez Martinez, Miranda 245

Chapter 15 Gentrification as Class Politics / Judith N. DeSena DeSena, Judith N. 259

Chapter 16 Foreclosure Crisis and the Role of Community Organizing in a U.S. Latino Community / James Jennings Jennings, James 273

Chapter 17 Community Parading and Symbolic Expression in Post-Katrina New Orleans / Diane Grams Grams, Diane 287.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1433122561

9781433122576

143312257X

9781433122569

OCLC:

871037184

Publisher Number:

99959155554