Urban Marginality and the American Ghetto


Created By

Jennifer S

14-16, 16-18
Human Geography

8 Hours

8 LESSONS

URBAN MARGINALITY AND THE AMERICAN GHETTO

Academic Development

Course Overview

Course Content


8 LESSONS

8 Hours Total Length

The Rise and Fall of the American Ghetto

Life in the Ghetto: An Ethnographic Study

Redlining and Racial Segregation: Public Housing Policy

Deindustrialisation and the Collapse of Local Economies

Territorial Stigmatisation and the Stain of the Ghetto

Finding Ways to Survive: The Informal Economy

The Sound of Protest: Music From the Margins

Continued Segregation in the 21st Century

KEY SKILLS

Geographical Processes

Historical Analysis

Synthesising Complex Information

Essay Writing

Educator


Jennifer S
Reading and Comprehension Educator