Chapter 9 Flashcards
1
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Institutional Ghettos
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highly segrated neighborhoods where the social organization closely corresponds to taht of the larger society
2
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Informal Economy
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economic activity that is not officially recorded, regulated, or taxed
3
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Jobless Ghettos
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William Julius Wilson’s term for the high poverty minority neighborhoods where fewer than half of the working age adults work
4
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Deinstitutionalization
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a shift from large, formal, state-run mental health facilities to smaller, less formal community based facilities
5
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Ethnic Enclaves
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Areas of cities where immigrants of the same ethnic background congregate to create social and economic opportunities for themselves
