According to Ashman (2011), a neighborhood is defined as a “community of place within a larger community” where residents “share certain characteristics, values, mutual interests, or styles of living” (Ashman, 2011, p. 341). To me a neighborhood means so much more than that. A neighborhood is made of many people of different ethnicity. A neighborhood also has houses that people live in. In the neighborhood, there are many interactions between the people. These people work together to make sure that their neighborhood is safe for them to live in.
The neighborhood that I will be writing about is the neighborhood that I live in in Fresno, TX. My neighborhood consists of people of different background. There are whites, Blacks, and Hispanics/ …show more content…
According to Ashman (2011) “the political capacity model perceives a neighborhood as having the ability to pass through various stages as it develops its political viability and power” (Ashman, 2011, p. 355). This stage is very important for my neighborhood because there was a time that the resident did not know each other and the neighborhood and even the community as a whole was “disorganized and lacking in leadership” (Ashman, 2011, p. 356) but now everyone know each other and knows what is going on in the neighborhood. They are able to make contribution one way or the other toward making the neighborhood a better place for everyone to live in. this is good like Ashman (2011) stated “the focus is on growth than deterioration” (Ashman, 2011, p. 355).
The strength of my neighborhood is that everyone knows each other and helps each other. If there is an issue in the neighborhood, everyone work together in order to solve the issue. The challenge we have that is getting better is breaks in and teenager disobeying curfew. This is getting better because the homeowners’ complaint and we now have police patronizing all the areas and if they see any teenager after the curfew time that has been place by the city, they automatically are picked up. This has helped to cut down on crime and help to make my neighborhood a safe place to
The neighborhood that I will be writing about is the neighborhood that I live in in Fresno, TX. My neighborhood consists of people of different background. There are whites, Blacks, and Hispanics/ …show more content…
According to Ashman (2011) “the political capacity model perceives a neighborhood as having the ability to pass through various stages as it develops its political viability and power” (Ashman, 2011, p. 355). This stage is very important for my neighborhood because there was a time that the resident did not know each other and the neighborhood and even the community as a whole was “disorganized and lacking in leadership” (Ashman, 2011, p. 356) but now everyone know each other and knows what is going on in the neighborhood. They are able to make contribution one way or the other toward making the neighborhood a better place for everyone to live in. this is good like Ashman (2011) stated “the focus is on growth than deterioration” (Ashman, 2011, p. 355).
The strength of my neighborhood is that everyone knows each other and helps each other. If there is an issue in the neighborhood, everyone work together in order to solve the issue. The challenge we have that is getting better is breaks in and teenager disobeying curfew. This is getting better because the homeowners’ complaint and we now have police patronizing all the areas and if they see any teenager after the curfew time that has been place by the city, they automatically are picked up. This has helped to cut down on crime and help to make my neighborhood a safe place to