ch 3

Question 1

black flight

Answer 1

African Americans began moving from the cities to the suburbs in the 1960s

Question 2

blockbusting

Answer 2

an unethical real estate practice where whites began selling their houses due to the fear that african american families moving in would inevitably cause property values to plunge

Question 3

ferdinand tonnies

Answer 3

first sociologist to make an important distinction about communities. in his book, GEMEINSHAFT and GESELLSCHAFT, he distinguished btwn the local community vs. the larger society

Question 4

walmarting/mcdonilizaton

Answer 4

corporatizing american businesses resulting in the dislodging of many mom and pop operations and drastically lowering workers wages

Question 5

white flight

Answer 5

whites moving from cities to the suburbs in 1960s