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Dallas and the Inner-City Divide

Dallas and the Inner-City Divide. Erik Smith COM210 – Written Communication Henrietta Shirk June 19, 2005. Overview. Dallas Census Data (GCT-PL. Race and Hispanic or Latino, 20) Dallas diverse but divided Segregation based on wealth levels. Jobs: Accessibility.

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Dallas and the Inner-City Divide

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  1. Dallas and the Inner-City Divide Erik Smith COM210 – Written Communication Henrietta Shirk June 19, 2005

  2. Overview • Dallas Census Data (GCT-PL. Race and Hispanic or Latino, 20) • Dallas diverse but divided • Segregation based on wealth levels

  3. Jobs: Accessibility • Dallas trend of employers moving to the suburban areas • DARTs focus on pollution and traffic congestion • Inner-city residents face significant delays and transfers using DART for suburban jobs

  4. Jobs: Availability • Technology & Machinery vs. Blue Collar Jobs • Albertson’s self scan system • Other business and self check-out • Trend towards eliminating jobs through technology • Effect on inner-city employment

  5. Education: Funding • DISD – Funding from property taxes • Business and private residence primarily in suburbs • Inner-city property taxes cannot cover DISD education expenses

  6. Education: Role Models • Inner-city children lack sufficient role models for education (Hobbs, 2005, p. 1) • Inner-city parental involvement in education (Hobbs, 2005, p. 1) • “Ladies and gentlemen, for goodness' sake, join together. There's nothing at risk about your child, except you. (Hobbs, 2005, p. 1)”

  7. Crime • Dallas has the highest violent crime rate for 7 years (Dallas crime, 2005) • Police Chief Kunkle and remediation efforts (Trahan, 2004, p. 1) • Crime and the impact on Dallas rejuvenation

  8. Crime: Media • Media focus on inner-city crime • Focus serves to reinforce stereotypes and prejudice against ethnic minorities • Exacerbates discrimination in employment and housing

  9. Noel Hypothesis • Culture differences between the inner-city and majority groups • Job competition with the reduction in blue-collar jobs • Inner-city and the radical differential of power

  10. Blauner Hypothesis • African Americans as a colonized minority group • Hispanic Americans as a colonized minority group in Texas • Variances in inner-city culture to majority group culture • Inner-city difficulties due to culture differences

  11. Conclusion • Dominant majority group Objectivist Post Modern worldview • Worldview impact on the inner-city • Self-damaging aspects of the inner-city culture • Reform of both cultures through mindset change in youth

  12. References • Dallas crime rate tops among largest cities. (2005, March 20) Beaumont Enterprise, p. A20. Retrieved June 2, 2005, from Proquest database • Hobbs, T. D. (2005, May 9). Cosby urges Dallas audience to challenge kids, not label them. Knight Ridder Tribune News Service, p. 1. Retrieved June 2, 2005, from Proquest database • Trahan, J. (2004, August 13). Chief shares renewed effort to fight gangs, drugs. Knight Ridder Tribune News Service, p. 1. Retrieved June 2, 2005, from Proquest database • United States Census Bureau. (2000) GCT-PL. Race and Hispanic or Latino: 2000. Retrieved June 2, 2005, from http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?_bm=n&_lang=en&mt_name=DEC_2000_PL_U_GCTPL_ST2&format=ST-2&_box_head_nbr=GCT-PL&ds_name=DEC_2000_PL_U&geo_id=04000US48

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