基本説明
Provides an in-depth analysis of predatory crime victimization, public racial and sexual harassment, and the relationship of all these harms to the residents' perceptions of their neighborhood social disorganization/collective efficacy.
Full Description
Under Siege is one of the first books of its kind. It vividly describes the devastating consequences of living in a public housing community damaged by the disappearance of manufacturing jobs, government cutbacks, and other alarming structural transformations that currently plague the United States and Canada. Walter DeKeseredy and his colleagues build on the rich theoretical perspectives developed by feminist scholars—as well as those constructed by Jock Young, Robert Sampson, and William Julius Wilson—as they present both the qualitative and quantitative results of a case study of six public housing estates located in an impoverished urban area. This groundbreaking book provides an in-depth analysis of predatory crime victimization, intimate partner victimization, public racial and sexual harassment, and the relationship of all these harms to the residents' perceptions of their neighborhood social disorganization/collective efficacy. Under Siege is uniquely valuable both for its rich theoretical basis and for its transparent presentation of the authors' research methodology. It is a thought-provoking sociological contribution that offers progressive strategies for ameliorating both poverty and crime in North American public housing complexes.
Contents
Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 The Historical, Political, and Economic Context of the West Town Study Chapter 3 Predatory Crime Victimization, Illegal Drug Use, and Alcohol Consumption in West Town: Incidence and Sociodemographic Risk Factors Chapter 4 Violence Against and the Harassment of Women in West Town Chapter 5 The Role of Perceived Social Disorganization and Collective Efficacy Chapter 6 The Failure of Neo-Conservative Policy Chapter 7 Rethinking Crime Prevention in Public Housing Chapter 8 Appendix A: The QNLS Instrument Chapter 9 Appendix B: Face-to-Face Interview Schedule Chapter 10 References
