In considering White movement to the suburbs between 1965 and 1970, this paper examines whether Whites (1) were fleeing central city problems, or (2) were drawn to the suburbs because of new housing and jobs. Using path analysis, discusses a model of the suburbanization process. (Author/GC)

Provides guidelines for the study of urban cultural centers, urban problems and urban renewal. Issues and activities in each area of investigation are specified. (RH)

Urban parks face the problems of under use and low budgets; to meet these problems it will take the cooperation of federal and local governments with active citizen groups to assure future intelligent use of existing parks. (JD)

Highlights the root causes of nativism against both immigrants and U.S. immigration policy arising from increasing legal and illegal immigration. Further, it outlines the conditions under which diversity can be brought to the forefront as one of society's strengths. (GR)

Examines public housing as a dynamic communication environment. Explores the role of communication in the construction of public perceptions and community identity as it functions in this highly stigma-laden locale. Examines the process of socially constructed meaning for insiders and outsiders within the context of this unique and problem-ridden…

Attempts to place the study of anti-Asian violence into a context that recognizes the patterns of antagonism and violence ingrained within the process of class formation and the construction of systematic forms of racism. Suggests that patterned forms of anti-Asian violence have been the product of reactionary social movements supported or…

Uses an interview format with Michael Zinzun to discuss the work of the Coalition against Police Abuse, organized in Los Angeles (California), to come up with solutions to police abuse. The Coalition was instrumental in forging a truce between two large gangs in southern California, and this effort, and efforts to broaden the truce into a movement…

Traces the development of ideas about the city as a problem-ridden and punitive environment and explores the resignation and lowering of aspirations teachers may feel as a result of the prevalence of the view that the city is itself "the problem." (SLD)

Recent studies have produced conflicting findings about the impacts of local nonresidential land uses on perceived incivilities. This study advances work in this area by developing a land-use perspective theoretically grounded in Brantingham and Brantingham's geometry of crime model in environmental criminology. That focus directs attention to…

Contributions in this collection present opposing viewpoints about factors that put teens at risk; illustrate how society can deal with teenage crime and violence; show how to prevent teen pregnancy; and present the roles of the media and government in teen substance abuse. The following essays are presented: (1) "A Variety of Factors Put Teens at…

The evolution of American cities is examined as the essential prior element in the creation of rural America. (Author/ND)

The techniques, activities, and strategies focusing on the problems and concerns of urban Americans are suggested for use in elementary grades to prepare students to cope with inner city residence. They include a problem inventory, circle meetings, role playing, leadership training, physical and craft education, and career, legal, and economic…

This article considers the effects of human crowding in light of recent tests and observations. Factors such as sex, age, culture, socio-economic standing, frustration, and interpersonal physical distance are examined. Results indicate that crowding contributes to social problems and crime. (TK)

Today, pressures for universities and colleges to remain involved in the problems of the urban society have diminished, but higher education institutions must deepen their determination to deal with urban problems, for only through long-term commitment can the task be fulfilled. (Editor/PG)

Veteran principals are among the victims of "community control," Chicago style. Presents a chapter from the "Krug Report" published by the Chicago Tribune, with observations, inpressions, and educated insights based on many interviews, visits, and long-time contacts with schools. Attempts to help the public better understand…