Housing & Education –Lecture Outline



Housing & Education –Lecture OutlineHousing--Overview of Home Mortgage Process – Regular mortgage vs. Predatory lending Sub-Prime mortgage in recent times, & how latter aimed at minority group members more, esp. African Americans. A bit on history of housing lending discrimination as well—red-lining, contract [for deed] sale / buyers swindle [and outright theft of Black property in earlier times]. How African American buyers challenged such discrimination. (Coates web rdg.)Other Lending discrimination vs. African Americans and Latinos – Philadelphia case study – Mucj more likely to be turned down for loans than whites (even when comparing similar qualifications – applicant income, loan size, etc.). Weak enforcement of anti-discrimination in lending laws (Glkantz and Martinez web rdg.) How housing matters greatly for quality of life--level of services & economic opportunities health vary greatly by neighborhood, so housing segregations creates very unequal opportunities Education—Inequality in School discipline, recent study (lecture only). Fits with Shapiro et al web rdg. on bias against African American kids (esp. males) by teachers.Discrimination against Black teacher applicants for teaching jobs (Shapiro et al. web rdg.)Role of Implicit / Unconscious Bias– as discussed in Media and pop culture topic. Showed parts of Video “Precious Knowledge” on Tucson, AZ High School Mexican American Studies program, what is was like and some of its successes. Importance of changing curriculum to make school more interesting/relevant, and key role of teachers in reaching out to students and establishing caring relationships. Importance of curriculum AND student-teacher relationships. Arizona ban on Ethnic Studies, esp. Mexican American Studies, despite success in lowering drop-out rates of Hispanic students, who otherwise have highest drop-out rates nationally (Strauss et al. web rdg.)Education funding Inequality like in NYC area –How unequal & how it falls along race/ethnic and class lines. How all of this impacts educational opportunities for lower-income minority group students (Kozol web rdg.)“Academic Profiling” & teacher / staff expectations, very unequal surveillance & treatment & opportunities for Asian Americans and Latino students, use of stereotypes, creates very different experiences / opportunities for the two groups of students (Ochoa rdg. 15 in Valdez) Other things we did not discuss, but you should know something about:How is the transition from HS to College socially different for middle class African American males and working class white males? What accounts for the differences? (Wilkins rdg. 16 in Valdez)Racial tensions in Higher Ed. – Tensions & protests over racial slurs and insults at U of Missouri and U of Oklahoma, mixture of indifference, apathy, and occasional hostility toward African American students at Princeton (if don’t fit “Princeton mold” – white type). (Pearson et al. web rdg.) College admissions -- Who is most likely to be admitted despite not meeting minimum requirements, & Why. (Schmidt in Pearson et al. web rdg.) Pearson et al web rdg.)Texas cuts to education funding as Latinos have become the majority of public school students? (Strauss et al web rdg.)How Widespread is Housing Discrimination (units shown, info about housing, etc.). What forms does it take? What are long term trends in rental and house sale discrimination? (HUD web rdg.) ................
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