Poverty and inequality tend to concentrate in cities, although rural poverty is a less studied reality. Within certain cities, distinctive clusters tend to form that are economically contained ghettos, barrios, slums, or enclaves. Residents in these areas often have some ethnic or minority status that they share. Some of these places have elaborate decorations at their entrances, such as Chinatowns. Others provide no signs or warning that you are entering the area, such as Skid Rows. Such areas form in cities primarily because they are areas that no one else wants. Homeless people usually move into such areas first, and then a settlement pattern, involving immigrants, tend to follow. What follows is one descriptive analyses of a well-known poverty area in America that will be elaborated.
Chicago’s “Back of the Yards”
This area was one of the most famous studied areas by criminologist during the 1930s; mainly the stockyards area between 39th and 55th street from Lake Michigan to West …show more content…
Once these persons stayed in this area, it can be assumed that living arrangements were better than what they had before. The ladies seeking money through prostitution, though immoral, can provide food and clothing for their families. Thus, one can argue that the negatives verses the positives will always be equal. When there is a positive, there is most likely a negative. Seemingly, it is extremely hard to control the negative impacts of this global economy. Take for instance they cyber world; students embrace this medium because they can earn a degree out of a regular classroom and in their own time, online; while hackers find time online to tap into accounts and cyber bullies are also a concern. That being said – the positive verses the negative, and the negative is almost impossible to