Unequal city : race, schools, and perceptions of injustice /
Chicago has long struggled with racial residential segregation, high rates of poverty and deepening class stratification, and it can be a challenging place for adolescents to grow up. Unequal City examines the ways in which Chicago's most vulnerable residents navigate their neighborhoods, life...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Russell Sage Foundation,
[2015]
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| Summary: | Chicago has long struggled with racial residential segregation, high rates of poverty and deepening class stratification, and it can be a challenging place for adolescents to grow up. Unequal City examines the ways in which Chicago's most vulnerable residents navigate their neighborhoods, life opportunities and encounters with the law. In this pioneering analysis of the intersection of race, place and opportunity, sociologist and criminal justice expert Carla Shedd illuminates how schools either reinforce or ameliorate the social inequalities that shape the worlds of these adolescents. By amplifying the oft-ignored voices of marginalized adolescents, Unequal City opens a door onto a generation whose perceptions and experiences reflect the growing inequalities in contemporary society. |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 225 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780871547965 0871547961 |