Inner city

The Struggles of Inner-Cities and Its Relationship with Crime In the video “Inner-City Poverty”, Ross Eisenbrey and Michael Tanner have a round table discussion about the role of government in combating inner-city poverty in communities. Although several points were made during the discussion, it can mainly be summed up by two main points. The first point speaks on poverty in the inner-cities caused by a history of segregation. In the discussion, Ross Eisenbrey explains that in the 1920’s,…

research and came up with eight hypotheses of the causes of poverty. The eight hypotheses are: 1. Inner-city poverty is a result of profound structural economic shifts that have eroded the competitive position of the central cities in the industrial sectors that historically provided employment for the working poor, especially minorities. Thus, demand for their labor has declined disastrously. 2. Inner-city poverty in a reflection of the inadequate human capital of the labor force, which results…

are living out a critical period of our history as a society. A period of which there are debates that result from several differences of thought, opinion, and belief, as to the root cause of the various ills we face, in particular, the rise of “inner-city violent crimes.” It is my contention, that what we are experiencing are the fruits from the seeds of slavery that was introduced to this country almost six hundred years ago. Yes, it may be hard to think that the sins our nation committed…

The "code of the streets" refers to a set of informal rules guiding interpersonal behavior in inner-city neighborhoods. The rules are established and reinforced through interpersonal contacts in everyday life. Everyone knows that violation of the rules will bring penalties. The police seems to be not carrying too much on the hoods. The guy reported as an shots fired and a man got shot 4 times but, the police are asking "is he still breathing?", and not coming right away. On the other hand, if…

These mental health challenges included but are not limited to attention deficit, disruptive behavior disorders, anxiety, manic episodes and depression. This is present where there is a diminish resilience to stressful life experiences. Youth in the inner city are faced with increased levels of loss of loved ones, absent parental figures, lack of money due to loss of jobs pushing them to the street way of life in order to make it. With their young developed minds, proper processing of these life…

In inner city Detroit, the drug trade runs everything. From family dynamics, to source of income, to education, participation in the drug trade is a deep seated practice ingrained in the lives of many African American adolescents. In Luke Bergmann’s ethnography, Getting Ghost: Two Young Lives and the Struggle for the Soul of an American City, Bergmann describes his experience, following the lives of two teenagers and their families engaging the social institution of drug dealing. Dealing is…

In my city, teens seem to be at the bottom of the food chain; scraping and scrapping just to make it in this system. A majority of the youth fall victim to negative influences and lack of opportunities in Brockton, MA, making me wonder if a city that is only twenty-two square miles in area deals with this epidemic, what are the larger cities facing? Rather than having choices when it comes to sewing positivity into their community, inner-city youth are surrounded by drugs, guns and gangs in…

Many sex workers have symptoms of depression and post traumatic stress disorder. Depressive symptoms are common in sex workers. For example, in the article “General Health Problems of Inner-City Sex Workers: A Pilot Study”, 75 mostly African American women were aimed to examine the general health problems of inner-city sec workers. In the study it was found that many participants had depressive thoughts and thoughts of suicide. In a similar study, by Roxburgh et al. (2006), examined 72…

In his book “Code of the Street: Decency, Violence, and the Moral Life of the Inner City,” Elijah Anderson explores the idea that people turn to the drug trade because they are excluded from the mainstream economy. The shift from manufacturing to technology and globalization have both taken many jobs from working class Americans, and the low economic status, stereotypes, and lack of education keep them from other jobs. All people need some amount of security to survive; those who cannot…

created by businesses interacting and leisure activities coming together on New Jersey beach. Atlantic city appeared as a beach resort for Philadelphians by the 1860s. In the 1870s a boardwalk was added. Over the next 50 years hotel's, saltwater taffy, hot dog stands, and arcades were all added to the holiday atmosphere for summer vacationers. In 1920 the Businessmen's League of Atlantic City came up with a plan, to keep fun and profits continuing past Labor Day. On September 25th, the…