The Ghetto: Contemporary Global Issues and ControversiesRay Hutchison, Bruce D. Haynes Too often the term “ghetto” is simply applied to any African American community, to the inner city as a whole, or recently to anything that is degraded or unrefined. But what is a ghetto? Does it arise organically from cities, or is it a consequence of social conflict and government policy? Are the banlieues, barrios, favelas, shantytowns, and slums of Europe, South America, and other continents similar to the American ghetto? The Ghetto invites us to reexamine our assumptions by addressing these and other critical questions. Concise, original essays from top scholars around the world clearly describe essential arguments and discoveries, making the current discussion of marginalized urban spaces accessible for all readers and students of urban studies and sociology. |
Contents
A Sociological Specification of the Ghetto | 1 |
Current Trends in the United States | 33 |
3 Toward Knowing the Iconic Ghetto | 67 |
Learning to Avoid the Ghetto in San Francisco | 83 |
5 In Terms of Harlem | 111 |
Reimagining the Ghetto for Cultural Consumption | 137 |
Ghettos Barrios and Banlieues | 159 |
8 On the Absence of Ghettos in Latin American Cities | 191 |
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The Ghetto: Contemporary Global Issues and Controversies Ray Hutchison,Bruce D. Haynes No preview available - 2011 |
The Ghetto: Contemporary Global Issues and Controversies Ray Hutchison,Bruce D. Haynes No preview available - 2019 |
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