Race and Place: Equity Issues in Urban America - Hardcover

Frazier, John W.; Margai, Florence; Tettey-fio, Eugene; Frazier, John; Tettey-Flo, Eugene

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0813340403 ISBN 13: 9780813340401

Publisher: Westview Press, 2003

Synopsis

Racism, racial equity, and the race-place connections related to racial inequalities in the U.S. are the major themes of this book. The long history of U.S. White racism toward Blacks, Hispanics, and Asians is deeply rooted in the political, socioeconomic, and intellectual frameworks of America, permitting racial inequities to become expressed as cultural landscapes—the places where many racial minorities exist. The contemporary geographic patterns of segregation and isolation are different from those of earlier U.S. history, but are equally damning and present extremely difficult challenges for social action in a nation that will change its racial/ethnic composition dramatically during the current generation.As America changes over the next quarter century, the visible and invisible race-place inequalities that help define U.S. urban geography will continue in housing, education, employment, travel requirements, shopping choices, environmental hazards, and other living conditions. Minority groups, ever increasing in numbers, will find inequalities unacceptable. How America deals with racial inequalities will likely have consequences for all its citizens.

About this title

About the Author:

e received her Ph.D. in 1991 from Kent State University. Her research focuses on the spatial distribution of environmental pollution sources and the health impacts on residents in the host communities. She is the author or co-author of more than 20 articles in books and journals and has served as board member of the Applied Geography Conference.

About this edition

• Publisher: Westview Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0813340403
• ISBN 13: 9780813340401
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 300