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Bailey, Rebecca J. – Journal of Appalachian Studies, 1997
The author relates the story of her parents' outmigration in 1955 from West Virginia to Chicago and their consequent assimilation experiences. The family's problems with self-identity, group identity, discrimination, hostility, cultural differences, and language differences are described and evaluated against the literature, economic factors, and…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Cultural Differences, Relocation, Residential Patterns

Hartman, Chester – Social Policy, 1979
Displacement has a long history and its effects are well known. In order to combat the problem, we must reject the use of housing as a commodity to maximize profits and concentrate on rights to a decent place to live, in the area of one's choosing, at an affordable cost. (Author/EB)
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, Housing Needs, Migration Patterns, Opinions
1979
Housing and social conditions in urban America suggest a major shift of the inner city poor to the older suburban neighborhoods. This paper explores that anticipated massive population exchange and suggests ways to measure its effect on the schooling process. The concern here is that thousands of poor city dwellers will relocate to the suburbs and…
Descriptors: Blacks, Economic Factors, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Problems