Ways in Which Neighborhood Composition and Segregation Shapes Inequality

Ways in Which Neighborhood Composition and Segregation Shapes Inequality

In these short reflections, I expect you to synthesize and reflect on readings and lecture material to respond to the prompt. You can draw on material from outside class, but it is not necessary.

Week 9 Prompt: Consider the ways in which neighborhood composition and segregation shapes inequality. To do this, I’d like you to take a look at census data and explore neighborhood characteristics of Chicago and the neighborhood you grew up in. What does it mean to say that race is a social fiction, and yet has real social effects? Further instructions are included in the attachment above