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White flight/black flight the dynamics of racial change in an American neighborhood

Title
White flight/black flight [electronic resource] : the dynamics of racial change in an American neighborhood / Rachael A. Woldoff.
Author
Woldoff, Rachael.
Publication
Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 2011.

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Description
1 online resource (x, 252 p.) : ill.
Series Statement
Cornell paperbacks
Uniform Title
  • White flight/black flight (Online)
  • Cornell paperbacks.
Alternative Title
White flight/black flight (Online)
Subject
  • Ethnic neighborhoods > United States > Case studies
  • African American neighborhoods > United States > Case studies
  • Residential mobility > United States > Case studies
  • Social change > United States > Case studies
  • United States > Race relations > Case studies
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Contents
Introduction : what happens to a neighborhood after white flight? -- The Parkmont environment -- Choosing Parkmont : whites staying and blacks pioneering -- Stella Zuk's story : choosing to stay -- Cross-racial caregiving : pioneers helping stayers to age in place -- Ken Wilkinson : striving for the next generation -- Black flight : consequences of neighborhood cultural conflict -- Billy's narrative : clashing in Parkmont -- Skipping school : the negative effects of a neighborhood institution -- Conclusions : understanding the cultural dynamics of neighborhood change.
LCCN
2010047279
OCLC
ssj0000542602
Author
Woldoff, Rachael.
Title
White flight/black flight [electronic resource] : the dynamics of racial change in an American neighborhood / Rachael A. Woldoff.
Imprint
Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 2011.
Series
Cornell paperbacks
Cornell paperbacks.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available onsite at NYPL
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