Race and Place: Equity Issues in Urban AmericaRacism, racial equity, and the race-place connections related to racial inequalities in the U.S. are the major themes of this book. The long history of U.S. White racism toward Blacks, Hispanics, and Asians is deeply rooted in the political, socioeconomic, and intellectual frameworks of America, permitting racial inequities to become expressed as cultural landscapes—the places where many racial minorities exist. The contemporary geographic patterns of segregation and isolation are different from those of earlier U.S. history, but are equally damning and present extremely difficult challenges for social action in a nation that will change its racial/ethnic composition dramatically during the current generation.As America changes over the next quarter century, the visible and invisible race-place inequalities that help define U.S. urban geography will continue in housing, education, employment, travel requirements, shopping choices, environmental hazards, and other living conditions. Minority groups, ever increasing in numbers, will find inequalities unacceptable. How America deals with racial inequalities will likely have consequences for all its citizens. |
Contents
Race Ethnicity and Locational Inequalities Introduction | 1 |
Race and Ethnicity | 4 |
Equity and Racial Disparities | 14 |
Outline of the Book | 17 |
US Minority Population Settlement Patterns Dispersion and Growth Trends | 21 |
Minority Population Settlement and Dispersion | 22 |
Projected Growth of American Minorities | 37 |
Implications for Research and Policy | 49 |
Equity Issues in a Multiracial Environment | 180 |
Indicators of Environmental Inequities and Threats to Minority Health in Urban America | 189 |
A Conceptual Model of Environmental Equity Research | 190 |
Evidence of Inequitable Outcomes in Monroe and Suffolk Counties New York | 203 |
Summary | 210 |
Retail Structure Accessibility and Inequalities in Areas of Minority Concentration | 213 |
Urban Restructuring and the Location of Selected Retail Functions | 214 |
Defining and Formulating Accessibility | 216 |
Sociological Narratives of Racism in America | 55 |
Diversity of Perspectives | 57 |
A Historical Context for US Racism | 79 |
Summary | 92 |
Theories of Spatial Relationships in Urban America | 95 |
The FreeMarket Technological View | 99 |
A PostmodernMarxist Explanation of Urban Growth and Restructuring | 112 |
Minority and Nonminority Concentrations Differentiating Between RaceandPlaceBased Inequalities in Urban America | 125 |
Segregation | 126 |
Minority Equity Issues | 131 |
The Growth of Hispanic Populations and BlackHispanic Settlement Patterns | 134 |
An Empirical Analysis | 142 |
Summary | 165 |
Deconstruction of Emerging Racial Mosaics Equity Issues Where Asian Americans Mix with Other Minorities in Alameda County California | 167 |
Some Trends and Issues in Southern California | 168 |
Alameda County California | 172 |
Accessibility and Equity | 219 |
Future Retailing in Inner Cities | 227 |
Commuting and Locational Access to Employment in Urban America Ethnic and Racial Disparities in Three Cities | 229 |
Commuting and Access to Employment | 232 |
Descriptive Summary Data on the Study Areas | 236 |
Detroit Wayne County | 237 |
Summary and Conclusions | 246 |
Discussion and Policy Implications for Areas of Minority Concentrations | 247 |
Racial Inequalities in Urban America Retrospect and Prospect | 253 |
Some Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives | 254 |
Prospects Challenges and Hope | 268 |
Sample Urban Counties Used in the Analysis | 275 |
References | 277 |
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African Americans Alameda County analysis AOHC AOMC AOMC and AOHC Areas of Minority Asian Americans black-Asian black-Hispanic California capitalist census tracts centers central city century changes Chapter Chinese communities cultural Detroit differences discrimination disparities distribution economic employment environmental inequities equity ethnic free-market geographic ghetto grocery growth hazardous Hispanic population households immigrants impact income increased industrial inner cities inner-city labor Lehigh County locations majority Marxist median housing value metropolitan areas Mexican minority concentrations Monroe County N. J. Smelser National neighborhoods nonminority Oakland patterns percent percentage places poverty problems race race-place racial inequalities racial segregation racial/ethnic racism rates regions residential residents retail segregation significant social socioeconomic suburban suburbs Suffolk County tion Trends U.S. Census Bureau U.S. Department United urban America urban counties urban subregions variables W. J. Wilson white-Asian white-majority areas workers York
References to this book
The Sociology of Spatial Inequality Linda M. Lobao,Gregory Hooks,Ann R. Tickamyer Limited preview - 2012 |
Race, Ethnicity, and Place in a Changing America John W. Frazier,Eugene Tettey-Fio No preview available - 2006 |