Resisting low-income housing
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Communities in many rural and suburban areas oppose the construction of low-income housing. Many opponents feel that their neighborhoods already have more than their fair share of affordable housing and that such projects should be undertaken in larger cities. These sentiments are expressed by a number of people in the Sacramento region of California who are protesting the construction of new low-income units in Laguna, Galt, Auburn and other areas. They fear that the housing projects will raise the crime rate in their neighborhoods, decrease the value of real estate and create traffic problems. However, statistics belie claims that many rural and suburban areas receive more than their share of public housing. In fact, figures show that most counties and cities in Sacramento achieve only a fraction of their expressed affordable housing development targets.
Publication Name: Journal of Housing and Community Development
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0272-7374
Year: 1998
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Rebels without a cause of their own?
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The role played by white full-time union officials in the African American unions that emerged in the wake of the 1973 Durban strikes is explored. Questions are raised as to how white officials could gain acceptance and play a central role in a movement of African American workers in a context where African American-white relations were characterized by a vast social distance and hostility.
Publication Name: Current Sociology
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0011-3921
Year: 2006
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Living in 'Jan Bom': making and imagining lives after apartheid in a council housing scheme in Johannesburg
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The texture of everyday life- the lived experience- in Jan Hofmeyr, a council housing scheme in Johannesburg originally developed to offer housing for the city's white poor who could not afford to pay an economic rent, is discussed. The tactics used by the residents to negotiate change and continuity are highlighted.
Publication Name: Current Sociology
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0011-3921
Year: 2004
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