Neighbourhood

Empirical research have confirmed that neighbourhood environment has an influence on important outcomes for children and adolescents (Ellen & Turner, 1997). Thus neighbourhood environment is a crucial factor which shapes the children and adolescents’ idea in the decision of joining and participating in gang-related activities. Firstly, gangs tend to thrive…

In Milwaukee’s predominately black inner-city neighbourhoods one in 14 renters are evicted every year. Being kicked out of a house into the streets is a very common occurrence for those living in poverty. Eviction is a problem that many are facing in today’s economy that rarely gets evaluated. Matthew Desmond analyzes the problems surrounding eviction in his piece “Eviction and the Reproduction of Urban Poverty”. There are many shocking statistics throughout the piece that provide clear examples…

Introduction Crime is an issue in South Africa which occurs daily. South Africa has a very high rate of murders, assaults, rapes (adult, child and infant), and other crimes compared to most countries. Crime affects all social and ethnic groups of South Africa. It has a very negative effect on all age groups of our society. Most emigrants from South Africa state that crime was a big factor in their decision to leave. Being such a dilemma in South Africa it affects every person in a different way…

In a society where the “code of the street” is more powerful than the law, the way of life within urban disadvantaged neighbourhoods and communities revolves around instances of violence, and simultaneously, the positive influence of family and community. This paper will first examine the role that community plays in inner-city street life in deterring or invoking violence, demonstrated by experiences of Pharoah and Lafayette in Kotlowitz’s There Are No Children Here and substantiated with the…

Introduction Rougemount, Pickering is an East Greater Toronto Area neighbourhood known for a high number of businesspeople, Baby Boomers, finance and health workers, and college grads. It is a diverse area of Dutch and German speakers. It is an attractive, mature community that features spacious homes and quick and easy access to social amenities. Real estate and home prices Rougemount primarily features detached houses, accounting for 72% of sales, closely followed by condo townhouses at 24%…

The case of caparo and its establishment of a tripartite test in establishing a duty of care just the latest attempt by the judiciary to articulate a general test the establishment of a duty of care concepts of foreseeability and neighbourhood as mentioned by Lord Aitken in Donaghue and Stevenson. The basic premise of Capro is that in order for there to be liability in negligence three elements must be satisfied and those elements are foreseeability of damage, the relationship of proximity…

that Edward isn’t as dangerous as he seemed in the mansion. The sudden change of sound also shows the huge contrast between Edward’s mansion and the colorful neighbourhood. Another example of this, was in Charlie and the…

According to Pitts (2008), the UK and the USA have seen dramatic changes in the economy which have greatly affected many families residing in disadvantaged neighbourhoods. In particular, the BME community has seen an increase in their young males left redundant and stagnant at the bottom of the social class ladder and excluded from the values of society. In their response to their lack of status, respect and power with frustration, black youths have ostensibly resulted to anger and also the…

Health inequalities remind me of educational inequality. They are both issues that go unnoticed by the media too often. Health is something that impacts our lives greatly. I have seen the difference first hand. In Golash-Boza, we see a graph on page 346, it shows that more people of color in an area the more hazardous waste facilities we see. This resonated with me. Personally, I live in a low socioeconomic neighborhood, but grew up in a middle class neighborhood. Around a year or so ago. I was…

class with a high socioeconomic status. The way an individual socializes and is developed throughout their process identity formation affects the chances of becoming a criminal. It is stated in a study that the longer a child grows up in a poor neighbourhood, the more harmful the future impact is when it comes to education, employment, and income (University of Michigan, 2011). Robert Merton’s strain theory explains his beliefs…