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Protecting One's Turf

by Judith DeSena
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Overview

Protecting One's Turf is a qualitative study that both analyzes informal residential segregation and investigates the effects of racial segregation. The focus of the study is Greenpoint, a working-class neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York. The book's first edition chronicled the community-wide strategies employed to maintain a predominantly white community in Greenpoint. The revised edition examines the community's continuing gentrification.

Synopsis

Protecting One's Turf is a qualitative study that both analyzes informal residential segregation and investigates the effects of racial segregation. The focus of the study is Greenpoint, a working-class neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York. The book's first edition chronicled the community-wide strategies employed to maintain a predominantly white community in Greenpoint. The revised edition examines the community's continuing gentrification.

About the Author, Judith DeSena

Judith DeSena is Professor of Sociology at St. John's University. Professor DeSena holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from the City University of New York.

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Book Details

Published
February 28, 2005
Publisher
University Press of America
Pages
134
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780761829812

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