Preface
| Author | Wade Clark Roof |
| DOI | 10.1177/000271627944100101 |
| Published date | 01 January 1979 |
| Date | 01 January 1979 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
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PREFACE
Few
conditions
of
American
cities
today
represent
so
blatant
a
departure
from
democratic
ideals
as
does
racial
residential
segregation.
Americans
believe
strongly
in
the
rights
of
citizens
to
decent
housing
and,
for
most
families,
living
in
the
community
of
their
choice
is
valued
as
an
inte-
gral
part
of
our
way
of
life.
Yet,
for
countless
numbers
of
blacks
in
American
society
this
remains
an
unfulfilled
aspiration.
Poor
housing
and
segregated
residence
stand
in
the
way,
blocking
their
fuller
participation
in
the
society.
The
papers
assembled
in
this
collection
view
the
problems
of
race
and
residence
from
various
vantage
points:
sociologically,
demographi-
cally,
historically,
economically,
and
psychologically.
These
diverse
ap-
proaches
make
for
a
rich
and
enlightened
understanding
of racial
residential
segregation,
its
patterns
and
consequences.
Generally
the
papers
are
or-
ganized
into
three
sections.
The
first
offers
broad
perspectives
on
residential
segregation,
covering
topics
on
its
changing
significance
in
American
race
relations,
assimilation,
and
attitudes
toward
integration.
The
second
section
presents
case
studies
of
four
major
cities-Boston,
Detroit,
New
Orleans,
and
Philadelphia.
The
third
and
final
section
examines
a
number
of specific
issues
and
policy
considerations,
including
housing
discrimina-
tion,
homeownership,
school
desegregation,
private
schools,
and
govern-
mental
intervention.
Thanks
are
due
to
each
of
the
authors,
and
to
The
Annals
for
the
oppor-
tunity
of
presenting
this
collection
of
papers.
Hopefully
the
papers
will
shed
new
insight
as
well
as
generate
concern
about
race
and
residence
in
contemporary
America.
WADE
CLARK
ROOF
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