Dallas and the Inner-City DivideDallas and the Inner-City Divide

Erik SmithErik SmithCOM210 – Written CommunicationCOM210 – Written CommunicationHenrietta ShirkHenrietta ShirkJune 19, 2005June 19, 2005

OverviewOverview

Dallas Census Data (GCT-PL. Race and Dallas Census Data (GCT-PL. Race and Hispanic or Latino, 20)Hispanic or Latino, 20)

Dallas diverse but dividedDallas diverse but divided Segregation based on wealth levelsSegregation based on wealth levels

WhiteWhite African African AmericanAmerican

AsianAsian HispanicHispanic

1,294,7691,294,769 450,557450,557 88,36988,369 662,729662,729

Jobs: AccessibilityJobs: Accessibility

Dallas trend of employers moving to Dallas trend of employers moving to the suburban areasthe suburban areas

DARTs focus on pollution and traffic DARTs focus on pollution and traffic congestioncongestion

Inner-city residents face significant Inner-city residents face significant delays and transfers using DART for delays and transfers using DART for suburban jobssuburban jobs

Jobs: Availability Jobs: Availability

Technology & Machinery vs. Blue Technology & Machinery vs. Blue Collar JobsCollar Jobs

Albertson’s self scan systemAlbertson’s self scan system Other business and self check-outOther business and self check-out Trend towards eliminating jobs Trend towards eliminating jobs

through technologythrough technology Effect on inner-city employmentEffect on inner-city employment

Education: FundingEducation: Funding

DISD – Funding from property taxesDISD – Funding from property taxes Business and private residence Business and private residence

primarily in suburbsprimarily in suburbs Inner-city property taxes cannot Inner-city property taxes cannot

cover DISD education expensescover DISD education expenses

Education: Role ModelsEducation: Role Models

Inner-city children lack sufficient role Inner-city children lack sufficient role models for education (Hobbs, 2005, p. 1)models for education (Hobbs, 2005, p. 1)

Inner-city parental involvement in Inner-city parental involvement in education (Hobbs, 2005, p. 1)education (Hobbs, 2005, p. 1)

““Ladies and gentlemen, for goodness' Ladies and gentlemen, for goodness' sake, join together. There's nothing at sake, join together. There's nothing at risk about your child, except you. (Hobbs, risk about your child, except you. (Hobbs, 2005, p. 1)”2005, p. 1)”

CrimeCrime

Dallas has the highest violent crime Dallas has the highest violent crime rate for 7 years (Dallas crime, 2005)rate for 7 years (Dallas crime, 2005)

Police Chief Kunkle and remediation Police Chief Kunkle and remediation efforts (Trahan, 2004, p. 1)efforts (Trahan, 2004, p. 1)

Crime and the impact on Dallas Crime and the impact on Dallas rejuvenationrejuvenation

Crime: MediaCrime: Media

Media focus on inner-city crimeMedia focus on inner-city crime Focus serves to reinforce stereotypes Focus serves to reinforce stereotypes

and prejudice against ethnic and prejudice against ethnic minoritiesminorities

Exacerbates discrimination in Exacerbates discrimination in employment and housingemployment and housing

Noel HypothesisNoel Hypothesis

Culture differences between the Culture differences between the inner-city and majority groupsinner-city and majority groups

Job competition with the reduction in Job competition with the reduction in blue-collar jobsblue-collar jobs

Inner-city and the radical differential Inner-city and the radical differential of powerof power

Blauner HypothesisBlauner Hypothesis

African Americans as a colonized African Americans as a colonized minority groupminority group

Hispanic Americans as a colonized Hispanic Americans as a colonized minority group in Texasminority group in Texas

Variances in inner-city culture to Variances in inner-city culture to majority group culturemajority group culture

Inner-city difficulties due to culture Inner-city difficulties due to culture differencesdifferences

ConclusionConclusion

Dominant majority group Objectivist Dominant majority group Objectivist Post Modern worldview Post Modern worldview

Worldview impact on the inner-cityWorldview impact on the inner-city Self-damaging aspects of the inner-Self-damaging aspects of the inner-

city culturecity culture Reform of both cultures through Reform of both cultures through

mindset change in youthmindset change in youth

ReferencesReferences Dallas crime rate tops among largest cities. (2005, March 20) Dallas crime rate tops among largest cities. (2005, March 20)

Beaumont EnterpriseBeaumont Enterprise, p. A20. Retrieved June 2, 2005, from , p. A20. Retrieved June 2, 2005, from Proquest databaseProquest database

Hobbs, T. D. (2005, May 9). Cosby urges Dallas audience to Hobbs, T. D. (2005, May 9). Cosby urges Dallas audience to challenge kids, not label them. challenge kids, not label them. Knight Ridder Tribune News Knight Ridder Tribune News ServiceService, p. 1. Retrieved June 2, 2005, from Proquest database, p. 1. Retrieved June 2, 2005, from Proquest database

Trahan, J. (2004, August 13). Chief shares renewed effort to fight Trahan, J. (2004, August 13). Chief shares renewed effort to fight gangs, drugs. gangs, drugs. Knight Ridder Tribune News ServiceKnight Ridder Tribune News Service, p. 1. Retrieved , p. 1. Retrieved June 2, 2005, from Proquest databaseJune 2, 2005, from Proquest database

United States Census Bureau. (2000) GCT-PL. Race and Hispanic or United States Census Bureau. (2000) GCT-PL. Race and Hispanic or Latino: 2000. Retrieved June 2, 2005, from Latino: 2000. Retrieved June 2, 2005, from http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?_bm=n&_lang=en&mt_name=DEC_2000_PL_U_GCTPL_ST2&format_bm=n&_lang=en&mt_name=DEC_2000_PL_U_GCTPL_ST2&format=ST-2&_box_head_nbr=GCT-=ST-2&_box_head_nbr=GCT-PL&ds_name=DEC_2000_PL_U&geo_id=04000US48PL&ds_name=DEC_2000_PL_U&geo_id=04000US48