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Publication Date: 1972
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The Geography of Riots and Civil Disorders in the 1960s
Adams, John S.
Economic Geography, 48, 1, 24-42, Jan 72
Explores the psychological and physical environments that surrounded the riots and civil disorders of the 1960's. Urban blacks experienced a widening gap between sharply rising expectations and limited capabilities. Relative deprivation" seems to help account for rioting. (Author/JW)
Descriptors: Aggression, Blacks, Disadvantaged, Geographic Concepts, Ghettos, Human Geography, Metropolitan Areas, Urban Areas, Urban Problems, Violence
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