Neighborhoods, Family, and Political Behavior in Urban America: Political Behavior & Orientations / Edition 1

by Yvette Alex-Assensoh

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780815323815
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/01/1998
Series:	Contemporary Urban Affairs , #3
Pages:	214
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

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

Editorial Reviews

Examines urban political economy at the neighborhood level. By comparing the political orientation and behavior of the urban poor with the behavior and beliefs of individuals in the lower middle class, the author demonstrates how the economic position of each group determines the form of that group's participation in the political process, and shows that the political orientation and behavior of each economic group defines urban politics. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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