Racial inequality in New York City since 1965
In the past, the study of racial inequality in New York City has usually had a narrow focus, examining particular social problems affecting ethnic-racial groups. In contrast, this book provides a comprehensive overview of racial inequality in the city's economy, housing, and education sectors o...
| Other Authors: | Bowser, Benjamin P.,, Devadutt, Chelli, 1944- |
|---|---|
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Albany :
State University of New York Press,
[2019]
|
| Physical Description: |
xlvi, 406 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
In the past, the study of racial inequality in New York City has usually had a narrow focus, examining particular social problems affecting ethnic-racial groups. In contrast, this book provides a comprehensive overview of racial inequality in the city's economy, housing, and education sectors over the last half-century. A collection of original essays by some of New York's most well-known and emerging urban experts, Racial Inequality in New York City since 1965 explores what city government has done and failed to do to address racial inequality. It examines the changes in circumstances of Asian, Latino, West Indian, and African American New Yorkers, outlining how theirs have either improved or deteriorated relative to their white counterparts. The contributors also analyze how practices and policies in policing, public housing, public health, and community services have maintained racial inequality and discuss how political participation can increase social capital among city residents in order to reduce racial inequality. The book concludes by offering a compendium of practical recommendations and actions that can be implemented to address racial inequality in the city. |
|---|---|
| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Economy : inequality in New York City [NYC] : the intersection of race and class / James A. Parrot -- Housing : the paradox of inclusion and segregation in the nation's melting pot / Ingrid Gould Ellen, Jessica Yager, and Maxwell Austensen -- Education : NYC school segregation then and now : plus c̦a change / Norman Fruchter and Christina Mokhtar -- Education addendum : improving school culture to reduce educational disparities for black and latino young men / Adriana Villavicencio, Shifra Goldenberg, and Sarah Klevan -- Government : do mayors matter? race, justice and the men in City Hall, 1965-2017 / Jarrett Murphy -- African Americans : African Americans and racialized inequality in NYC / Benjamin P. Bowser -- Latino Americans : the evolving Latino population in NYC / Hector R. Cordero-Guzman -- West Indian Americans : select socio-economic characteristics of West Indian immigration in NYC / Calvin Holder and Aubrey W. Bonnett -- Asian Americans : immigration, diversity, and disparity / Howard Shih -- Ethnic conflict : how much exists in NYC? / Benjamin P. Bowser, John Flateau, Hector Cordero-Guzman, Howard Shih, Calvin Holder and Aubrey W. Bonnett -- Policing : stop and frisk : continuity of racial control and reconstructed blackness / Natalie P. Byfield -- Policing addendum : race-based discrimination in expert witness testimony / George W. Woods and Stephen Greenspan -- Public health : public policy, HIV/AIDS and destruction of community in NYC / Robert Fullilove -- Public health addendum : inequalities in health and access to health services in NYC : change and continuity / Michael K. Gusmano and Victor G. Rodwin -- Human development index : the five New Yorks : understanding inequality by place and race in NYC / Kristen Lewis and Sarah Burd-Sharps -- Public housing : public housing : New York's third city / Victor Bach -- Political participation : Black New Yorkers : 50 years of closing the political inequality gap, 1965-2016 / John Flateau -- Social capital : social capital, gentrification, and inequality in NYC / James Rodriguez, Robert Hawkins, and Andrew Wilkes. In the past, the study of racial inequality in New York City has usually had a narrow focus, examining particular social problems affecting ethnic-racial groups. In contrast, this book provides a comprehensive overview of racial inequality in the city's economy, housing, and education sectors over the last half-century. A collection of original essays by some of New York's most well-known and emerging urban experts, Racial Inequality in New York City since 1965 explores what city government has done and failed to do to address racial inequality. It examines the changes in circumstances of Asian, Latino, West Indian, and African American New Yorkers, outlining how theirs have either improved or deteriorated relative to their white counterparts. The contributors also analyze how practices and policies in policing, public housing, public health, and community services have maintained racial inequality and discuss how political participation can increase social capital among city residents in order to reduce racial inequality. The book concludes by offering a compendium of practical recommendations and actions that can be implemented to address racial inequality in the city. |
| Physical Description: |
xlvi, 406 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781438475998 1438475993 9781438476001 1438476000 |