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Reactions To The Stigmata Of Inner City Living, Jerome Krase
Reactions To The Stigmata Of Inner City Living, Jerome Krase
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
This paper discusses the problem of living in a stigmatized inner city community. The reactions of residents are categorized into "Four Moral Careers", and implications for the community of each career are discussed. Major attention is focused upon the "activist" career which aims to overcome the stigma of the community. The activists are discussed and described through the use df materials from intensive interviews of local community leaders who have tried to cope with the stigma of the area. Some suggested implications are made for the application of the ideas presented herein to urban research in general and the provision …
Community Control Of Urban Schools - Lessons From The Suburban Experience, David W. O'Shea
Community Control Of Urban Schools - Lessons From The Suburban Experience, David W. O'Shea
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Community control of inner-city schools first was proposed by parents in the Harlem section of New York City in 1966. The proposal aimed at improving the quality of public schools serving low income minority youngsters by providing for school accountability to parental representatives. In practice, the two cities that have tried to provide some measure of community control - New York City and Detroit - have utilized for this purpose decentralized sub-districts based upon the suburban school district model rather than upon the original school staff accountability model. It is argued here that while suburban districts do facilitate community control, …