Question 1

Which of the following terms is used to describe a process that involves the investment of capital in a less affluent neighborhood which leads to socioeconomic changes that often force existing, working class residents out of the neighborhood?

Accepted Answer

Gentrification is a process where wealthier individuals or businesses invest capital in a less affluent neighborhood, which often leads to socioeconomic changes that force out existing, working class residents. This can include rising property values, increased rent, and the introduction of new businesses catered towards a wealthier clientele.

Question 2

Although each of the following wrote about gentrification processes, who is credited with coining the term gentrification?

Accepted Answer

Ruth Glass, a British sociologist, is credited with coining the term "gentrification" in 1964 to describe the process of middle-class individuals moving into working-class neighborhoods in London. Jane Jacobs, June Manning Thomas, and Neil Smith are all well-known scholars who have studied gentrification, but they did not originate the term.

Question 3

Imageability is which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Imageability is Kevin Lynch's term describing the degree to which an urban space is able to be understood as built environments.

Question 4

Mental maps are which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Mental maps refer to the unique understandings of urban spaces that each individual develops in their own mind through their experiences moving about the metropolitan region.

Question 5

Which of the following do mental maps do?

Accepted Answer

Mental maps assign meaning and significance to different places and spaces. They help individuals navigate their environment and understand their surroundings, thus shaping their behavior and experiences. Mental maps do not create urban illusions, reclaim housing or necessarily aid in cultural tourism.

Question 6

What is place character?

Accepted Answer

Place character refers to socially shared understandings and patterns of meaning and action specific to a distinct locale.

Question 7

Which of the following explains what it means to say that an urban space is socially constructed?

Accepted Answer

Saying that an urban space is socially constructed means that the meanings and interpretations of that space are influenced by social interactions and processes. As individuals interact with and socialize in those spaces, they can either reinforce or challenge the prevailing meanings associated with those spaces. This implies that urban spaces are not fixed or static, but rather shaped by social processes and interactions.

Question 8

Hyra's book about gentrification in the "Cappuccino City" described his research of the Shaw/U Street neighborhood in which US City?

Accepted Answer

Hyra's book about gentrification in the "Cappuccino City" described his research of the Shaw/U Street neighborhood in Washington, DC.

Question 9

Which of the following neighborhoods are described in the chapter as examples of neighborhood reinvigoration that have had mixed results including rising rents and displacement of poor residents?

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All of the neighborhoods mentioned (Detroit's Cass Corridor, Pittsburgh's East Liberty, and Buffalo's medical corridor near the University at Buffalo) have been cited as examples of neighborhood reinvigoration that have experienced mixed results, including the benefits of revitalization but also the challenges of rising rents and displacement of poor residents.

Question 10

Which approach to studying gentrification captures the changes in the role of consumer culture and cultural orientations, as well as political influence of arriving affluent classes in a neighborhood?

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Question 11

What is gentrification? Why do different stakeholders sometimes define the term differently? How do gentrification processes change urban space?

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Question 12

Compare and contrast the supply-side and demand-side perspectives on gentrification.

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Question 13

Identify one or two neighborhoods that have undergone gentrification processes and discuss who benefitted and who was harmed as a result of those processes.

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Question 14

Throughout this chapter we saw that several urban sociologists were interested in the consumption patterns of urban residents and how those patterns shaped city spaces. Using the sociospatial perspective, explain how the consumption patterns of urban residents impact urban space.

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Question 15

What is the role of theming in revitalization efforts, and how does theming contribute to the gentrification aesthetic?

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Question 16

Explain how place character is an extension of the concept of the image of the city, and discuss how a city's place character can be meaningful for residents of that city.

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Quiz 10: Neighborhoods and Communities