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THE CHANGING GEOGRAPHIES OF CONCENTRATED POVERTY AND
CONCENTRATED AFFLUENCE IN THE UNITED STATES, 1990-2000
by
Nathan J. Sessoms
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC CRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
(GEOGRAPHY)
May 2010
Copyright 2010 Nathan J. Sessoms
Object Description
| Title | The changing geographies of concentrated poverty and concentrated affluence in the United States, 1990-2000 |
| Author | Sessoms, Nathan J. |
| Author email | sessoms@usc.edu; njsessoms@hotmail.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Philosophy |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Geography |
| School | College of Letters, Arts and Sciences |
| Date defended/completed | 2010-01-22 |
| Date submitted | 2010 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2010-05-20 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Wolch, Jennifer R. |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Pulido, Laura Myers, Dowell |
| Abstract | Employing a mixed methodology, this dissertation investigates emerging trends in the spatial distribution of concentrated poverty and concentrated affluence at the nationstate, regional, and local levels of scale during the 1990s. Drawing from quantitative exploration of census data, including comparative analyses of spatial indices of segregation and multivariate regression analyses, it examines trends in poverty and affluence concentration through a comparative analysis of fifty of the nation’s largest metropolitan areas, assesses the extent to which the concentration of poverty within suburban zones explains – and is explained by – concentration of affluence patterns, and questions the heterogeneity of concentrated poverty and affluence landscapes through an in-depth study of the Los Angeles metro-area. In addition, qualitative techniques, including structured observations, and photography are be utilized to further understand, illustrate, and articulate the material and lived social realities of landscapes of poverty and affluence concentration.; Long regarded as an ‘urban’ phenomenon and intimately linked to research focused on the ‘Black Urban Underclass’, the face and landscape of concentrated poverty has undergone dramatic changes. In stark contrast to its dramatic increase within urban areas during the 1970s and 1980s, recent research has highlighted its substantial decrease within the Midwest and Southern regions of the United States, while increasing within inner-suburban areas and, in particular, the West during the 1990s. Such findings portrayconcentrated poverty as a phenomenon that carries implications for not only urban areas, but entire regions as well. Moreover, they suggest that poor areas are becoming increasingly differentiated. Therefore, previous assumptions regarding their physical make-up and demographic composition may be in need of revision. Finally, they raise questions as to whether conventional methods of measurement may be unable to adequately depict the increasingly complex landscape of poverty, particularly in globalizing cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York.; Meanwhile, in light of its predominant focus on the poor, their spatial distribution, and perceived behavioral tendencies, urban geographic scholarship has rarely discussed the notion of affluence concentration. Therefore, little is known about this particular stratum. However, in light of new developments in the spatial distribution of concentrated poverty, numerous questions regarding their spatial distribution, their social characteristics, as well as those of their physical landscapes, and their behavioral responses to the suburbanization of concentrated poverty remain which warrant further consideration. Finally, how might these responses impact poverty policy? These and related questions, although foundational, remain critical to the development of a greater understanding of emerging conditions of economic polarization. |
| Keyword | concentrated poverty; concentrated affluence; urban underclass; 40 percent threshold; economic polarization |
| Geographic subject (country) | USA |
| Coverage date | 1990/2000 |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m3088 |
| Rights | Sessoms, Nathan J. |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Sessoms-3486 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume35/etd-Sessoms-3486.pdf |
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| Full text | THE CHANGING GEOGRAPHIES OF CONCENTRATED POVERTY AND CONCENTRATED AFFLUENCE IN THE UNITED STATES, 1990-2000 by Nathan J. Sessoms A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC CRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (GEOGRAPHY) May 2010 Copyright 2010 Nathan J. Sessoms |
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