Work, Economy, and Urban Issues Flashcards
What is Exploitation?
when one social group is able to take for itself what is produced by another group. Idea of social oppression.
What is Deindustrialization?
the loss of industrial production, usually to peripheral and semi peripheral nations where the costs are lower
What is Gentrificiation?
the entry of upper and middle class residents to city areas or communites that have been historically less affluent
Why do cities decline?
Surburbanization (moving from urban to suburb)
Disinvestment (lack of investment from banks and businesses)
Deindustrialization (businesses relocating where labor cost is lower causing a loss in jobs)
What is environmental racism and who is impacted by it?
the way in which minority group neighborhoods are burdened with a disproportionate number of hazards including toxic waste, dumps, and other environmental sources like pollution and foul odors that lower quality of life.
