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Peterson, Paul E., Ed. – 1985
Nine essays, originally presented at an interdisciplinary conference sponsored by the University of Chicago, address problems of the changing inner cities of older, industrial metropolitan areas. An introduction reviews important theories of urban development, and the impact of changing technology and racial composition. Part one includes an essay…
Descriptors: Crime, Economic Change, Economic Opportunities, Ghettos

Rivkin, Steven G. – Sociology of Education, 1994
Asserts that school districts' efforts to integrate schools have failed to ameliorate the racial isolation of black students. Finds that schools remain segregated primarily because of continued residential segregation and that school integration efforts have had little long-term effect on residential segregation. (CFR)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Blacks, Civil Rights, De Facto Segregation