Uneasy gentrification in Harlem New York City from multiple perspectives.
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Title
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Uneasy gentrification in Harlem New York City from multiple perspectives.
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Identifier
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AAI3325452
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identifier
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3325452
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Creator
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Egede, James C., Sr.
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Contributor
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Adviser: David Chapin
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Date
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2008
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Psychology, Behavioral | Environmental Sciences | Urban and Regional Planning
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Abstract
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This study has two objectives: The first is to explore group and individual motives and experiences as they react and comment on the gentrification that is unfolding in their Harlem neighborhood. The second is to test the quasi-hypothetical proposition of the study that the motives and experiences of African American and Euro-American participants in the same neighborhood would be significantly dis-similar.;Prior studies in the field of gentrification have focused primarily on the origin, causes, and effects of gentrification in post-industrial United States, paying relatively little, or no attention to motives that precede gentrification, or the human "experiences" that are integral part of the process. This study expanded and extended the foci of the earlier studies from multiple perspectives.;Designed as small scale qualitative research, the study employed open-ended, in-depth interview, to elicit participants' data. The data were taped, transcribed, and analyzed for contents of the psychological meanings of gentrification in Harlem from the perspectives of the participants.;The results revealed expected differences and similarities between African American and Euro-American participants. However, the complexities, subtleties, and nuances in the data make the results inconclusive and difficult to interpret, suggesting at times that the differences and similarities are not always based on race, as generally assumed. Therefore, the major finding in this study is complexity. At the levels of motives and experiences, people rely on complex discourses of opportunity and progress, loss of homes, and small businesses, as they face gentrification that is slowly but surely transforming the Harlem neighborhood.;This study contributes to the literature on gentrification in two ways. It demonstrates that the data that support the assumed differences and similarities between African American and Euro-American participants are complex and subtle, and difficult to interpret, suggesting that making sense of subjective experience can be complex and problematic.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
