Massey and Denton Chapters 6 & 7 In-Class Presentation

1. Massey and DentonChapters 6 & 7In-Class Presentation Nathan Aleman Urban Studies 249 May 4, 2006 °°°°°°°

2. Political Isolation • Common political interests not seen for Blacks • Concentrated populations, concentrated benefits • Altruism – “notoriously unreliable” • Cooptation °°°°°°°

3. Culture of Segregation • Assumption of M&D • Segregation creates concentrated poverty • This concentration, in turn, promotes worse outcomes • Ex: Large % of un-wed mothers will lead to higher %s • Why? °°°°°°°

4. Culture of Segregation • Culture of Segregation ≠ Culture of Poverty? Poverty Negative outcomes Culture of Poverty (social isolation) concentrated Segregation • Structural Emphasis °°°°°°°

5. Acting white? • Ogbu and Fordham • Oppositional culture • “brainiac” • Prudence Carter • Non-compliant believers • Not delinquency, status processes • Norms surrounding boundaries • Massey and Denton and Carter • Counterexample: white girls in Ghetto • The divide °°°°°°°

6. Qualitative Anecdotes • White Prejudice • Institutional and systemic processes • Negative example • Positive example °°°°°°°

7. Conclusion °°°°°°°