In fact, Chicago is amongst the top most socially and economically segregated cities in the country. For the purpose of this paper, I will discuss the effect that social and economic segregation has on Latino students in Chicago. Furthermore, I will discuss how the inequalities in property values, the inequalities within the schools of these neighborhoods, and the lack of health treatment facilities available to its residents. Chicago is known as a first class city in a first world country, where social and economic inequalities are less obvious than in third world countries. Nevertheless, social and economic disparity thrives in inner city neighborhoods.
Yanique Crawford June 8, 2014 Sociology Class SOC 231 SYS/LECT/MEW1-2014/SUMMER/01 - The Sociology of Group Behavior Chapter 15 Black picket Fence Chapter 15 the Black Picket Fence by Mary Pattillo-McCoy speak on the socio economic experiences that the black middle class had and have to face in society especially when it comes to other races especially whites. This chapter speaks on life in Chicago where it gives examples on how middle class blacks are pressures and how many obstacles they have to face in and which to live what is called the American dream as so to speak. The black middle class according to the ‘’Black Picket Fence’’ from three years research in Grove land a black Chicago middle class community explains that there is and will always be segregation that is taken place in the community where there is no socializing and at work white are being paid more than the blacks in the same positions and no opportunities are given to the black to help them better lives. The society is in Grove land if you are black and in the middle class category you will remain as a black middle class individual there will be no room for improvements in your life and if you’re rich you will be rich.
The evidence for this is shown in the statistics that up to 80% of German Jews had moved to the big towns and cities to work, leaving the other 20% to work on agricultural land and in small villages. This shows that the Jews were obviously feeling more confident about being around people of different religions and culture. This also links to the change of culture Germany went through when the Jews became more prominent in the media section of the economy. The Jews becoming more prominent shows that they had started to secure a strong position and presence in Weimar Germany. Another point to back up the point of the Jews becoming establishing a secure position within the country, is that many Jews had become renowned musicians and film directors; such as Fritz Lang who directed the film Metropolises.
The War Labor Bond outlawed unequal pay to whites and non-whites doing equal work. Before the war, the African American population had been mainly southern, rural, and agricultural; within a few years, a substantial percentage of African Americans were northern, urban, and industrial. While discrimination in the workplace was hardly eliminated, twice as many blacks held skilled jobs at the end of the war as at the beginning. The northward migration of African Americans accelerated the rising demands for racial equality. As nearly 750,000 blacks relocated to northern cities, many sensed the possibility of political power for the first time in their lives.
Ghettos were set up to be able to have a huge influence on the German population’s view of the Jewish Race and reduce the problem of overcrowding, For example in Poland over 308,000 Jewish people were deported to the east but an estimated 1,500,100 Jewish people were said to be living in Poland when Germany invaded. They need a quick and easy solution to keep control of the large number of Jewish people. This led to building of Ghettos such as Otwock which held 15,000 people and Minsk Ghetto which barricaded 100,000 people in a small confined space. Ghettos were the easiest and quickest way to remain control over such a large population and in the years of 1939 and 1940 enough ghettos were built in order to confine and segregate approximately 3.5 million Jewish people. The built Ghettos then became a crucial part of the German industry.
Treatment of African Americans as second class citizens was still bad regarding economics in the north, but not as severe as in the south. For example, a mass migration of brought two million blacks to northern cities to seek out better economic opportunities. Also, unemployment in the north fell from almost one million to around 150000 by 1945. This was due to the creation of jobs in factories during World War 2, when it became easier for blacks to get jobs (although not as easy as it was for whites). In the
Littering is a big issue in Chicago as far as living in society, Chicago has a big population which is more a problem because there are bigger communities and more littering and illegal dumping. Chicago spends millions of dollars each and every year cleaning the city; littering is a serious problem in Chicago. During spring and fall thousands of volunteers in the community gather with many different organizations to keep the effort and clean up their city. In Chicago littering causes neighborhoods to look poor and it declines the property value for residents it also causes rats and insects to breed and this causes dangerous diseases to the community. Major sources of littering in Chicago are construction and demolition sites the construction
EFFECTS OF THE RAILROAD The railroads were not established, but St. Louis, Missouri grew a lot after the railroads had came to the west, and also after building of the Eads Bridge over Mississippi in 1837’. Chicago had also grown from a small town to a big metropolis in such a short time period which was due to the railroads. Nearly all cities in the west of Mississippi, such as Kansas City, Dallas, and many others were the result of at least partially the growth of the railroads. In such a short time the railroads establishment and also new cites lowered the transportation costs of goods and also provided a catalyst for the movement away from jack of all trade small business which was towards specialized industries and also large businesses.
Unachievable Neighborhood Integration in America’s Large Cities The book “There Goes the Neighborhood” is an investigation into ethnic, racial, and class dynamics in four neighborhoods in Chicago, a city that has experienced a steep drop in its white population and a sharp rise in Latino residents. The chosen neighborhoods were consisted mainly of the working and lower middle classes which best represent ordinary Americans and the best destination for outside racial and ethnic groups seeking place to live. By investigating these four neighborhoods which are Beltway, Dover, Archer Park and Groveland, authors Wilson and Taub explains what produces or prevents the “tipping point” and other interesting and important facts of how Americans react on these changes. The process of writing this book wasn’t easy. It took more than 10 years to publish and it includes 3 years of careful researching.
The Deprivation Freed Blacks Faced In between the years 1820-1860, political, economic and social changes were occurring in America. Free African Americans continued to expand throughout different cities and states. In fact “in the year of 1820, there were 233,504 freed African Americans living in the United States in which free blacks were accounted for only 2.4 percent of the American population.” (Clark-Hine, C-Hine, and Harrold). However, by the year of 1860 the percentage of free African Americans rapidly increased in many cities such as Baltimore, Philadelphia and Richmond. Because of the expansion of free African Americans, many white people feared the thought of competing with another races.