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View the Table of Contents. Read the Introduction. aWell organized, tightly written and full of interesting and
provocative information. The authors produced a very good piece of
scholarship that is theoretically grounded and attentive to detail,
especially concerning methodological issues including the potential
limitations of their study.a aThis well written book makes a major contribution to urban sociology and race/ethnic studies.a--"Choice" a[W]ill be fascinating for policy makers and scholars concerned
with housing patterns and racial discrimination.a "An excellent and timely volume, very well written, clearly
organized, and cogently argued." "The Housing Divide brilliantly transforms the Big Apple into a
crystal ball for glimpsing the racial and ethnic future of 21st
century America. The core finding--that, just as in the past,
racial discrimination keeps Americans with African ancestry from
taking advantage of opportunities used by the newest immigrants and
their children to get ahead--portends a troubling future in which
American society may cleave between blacks and non-blacks. This
book is a wake-up call to America to finally address racial
discrimination in housing." "The Housing Divide takes a hard look at housing and
neighborhood quality in the nation's largest and most diverse city.
It exposes longstanding features that are found in most American
cities, including the potential for upward mobility by some
immigrant newcomers, the traps that others fall into, and the
continuing reality of racial discrimination that limits progress
for too many New Yorkers." The Housing Divide examines the generational patterns in New York City's housing market and neighborhoods along the lines of race and ethnicity. The book provides an in-depth analysis of many immigrant groups in New York, especially providing an understanding of the opportunities and discriminatory practices at work from one generation to the next. Through a careful read of such factors as home ownership, housing quality, and neighborhood rates of crime, welfare enrollment, teenage pregnancy, and educational achievement, Emily Rosenbaum and Samantha Friedman provide a detailed portrait of neighborhood life and socio-economic status for the immigrants of New York. The book paints an important, if disturbing, picture. The authors argue that not only are Blacks--regardless of generation--disadvantaged relative to members of other racial/ethnic groups in their ability to obtain housing in high-quality neighborhoods, but that housing and neighborhood conditions actually decline over generations. Rosenbaum and Friedman's findings suggest that the future of racial inequality in this country will increasingly isolate Blacks from all other groups. In other words, the "color line" may be shifting from a line separating Blacks from Whites to one separating Blacks from all non-Blacks.
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