Neighborhoods, Family, and Political Behavior in Urban America - Political Behavior & Orientations

Informationen zum Autor Alex-Assensoh, Yvette Klappentext First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis! an informa company. Zusammenfassung 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. 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

List 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

Product details

• Authors: Alex Assensoh, Yvette Alex-Assensoh, Yvette M. Alex-Assensoh, Alex-Assensoh Yvette
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.01.2017
• EAN: 9781138976931
• ISBN: 978-1-138-97693-1
• No. of pages: 210
• Series: Contemporary Urban Affairs; Contemporary Urban Affairs
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, Politics & government, City & town planning - architectural aspects, United States of America, USA, Politics and government, Urban communities, City and town planning: architectural aspects, Urban communities / city life