Neighborhoods, Family, and Political Behavior in Urban America

Political Behavior & Orientations
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-138-97693-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 210 Seiten, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

Reihe: Contemporary Urban Affairs

Undergirded by a multidisciplinary framework of political science, geography, and sociology, this book examines hte manner in which neighborhood economic resources and family structure shape individual political behavior among white and black citizens in urban America.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Alex-Assensoh, Yvette

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Städtebau, Stadtplanung (Architektur)
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements * Foreword by Richard D. Bingham * 1. Introduction * 2. Toward a Theory of Urban Political Behavior * 3. The Site of the Study * 4. Ghetto Specific Behaviors in Black and White * 5. Neighborhood Poverty and Social Isolation in Inner-City America * 6. Neighborhood Poverty and Political Participation * 7. Does Family Context Matter? * 8. The Impact of Neighborhoods, Families, and Social Isolation on Political Behavior * 9.National Urban Policy and Political Behavior in Inner-City Communities * Appendices * References * Index

Über Autor(innen)

Alex-Assensoh, Yvette