Left Behind In Rosedale: Race Relations And The Collapse Of Community Institutions / Edition 1

by Scott Cummings

Overview

"This book has the potential to be a classic in the fields of race relations and urban sociology." Cleveland State University

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780813334219
Publisher:	Westview Press
Publication date:	01/30/1998
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	239
Sales rank:	577,350
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1230L (what's this?)

About the Author

Scott Cummings is professor of urban policy and sociology at the University of Louisville. He is director of the Doctoral Program in Urban and Public Affairs and director of the Center for Policy Research and Evaluation. For the past ten years, he has served as editor of the Journal of Urban Affairs.

Table of Contents

Race Relations and Urban Neighborhoods — The Ghettoization of Rosedale — Racial Transition and the Loss of Community — Racism and Residential Transition: Old Myths and New Realities — The Adolescent Menace: Beyond Racial Stereotypes — Sexual Violence in Rosedale — The Wilding Incidents of 1982 — The Underclass of Rosedale: Community Institutions in Crisis — The Struggle to Create New Institutions: The Crisis Deepens — Public Policy, Social Change, and the Fall of Rosedale — Race Relations, Social Justice, and the Future of Urban Neighborhoods