There goes the neighborhood : racial, ethnic, and class tensions in four Chicago neighborhoods and their meaning for America

The Resource There goes the neighborhood : racial, ethnic, and class tensions in four Chicago neighborhoods and their meaning for America
Label
There goes the neighborhood : racial, ethnic, and class tensions in four Chicago neighborhoods and their meaning for America
Title remainder
racial, ethnic, and class tensions in four Chicago neighborhoods and their meaning for America
Statement of responsibility
William Julius Wilson and Richard P. Taub
Creator
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Using first-person narratives and interviews throughout, There Goes the Neighborhood gives voice to attitudes and realities few Americans are willing to look at. Their findings lay bare a disturbing and incontrovertible truth: that the American dream of racial integration, forty-two years after the passage of the Civil Rights Act, still eludes us and, in fact, may not happen in the foreseeable future. The authors examine the ways in which forces that contribute to strong neighborhoods work against the idea of integration. They explain why residents of neighborhoods with weak social organizations often choose to move rather than confront unwanted ethnic or racial change. Finally, the authors make clear that the racial and ethnic tensions that have become all but inherent to urban neighborhoods have urgent implications for Americans at every level of society
Cataloging source
DLC
Dewey number
305.8009773/11
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
HN80.C5
LC item number
W55 2006
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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