City & Community advances urban sociological theory, promote the highest quality empirical research on communities and urban social life, and encourage sociological perspectives on urban policy. It is the journal of the Community and Urban Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association.
Contents :
Andrew V. Papachristos, Chris M. Smith, Mary L. Scherer and Melissa A. Fugiero - More coffee, less crime? The relationship between gentrification and neighborhood crime rates in Chicago, 1991 to 2005
Samuel Shaw and Daniel Monroe Sullivan - "White night" : Gentrification, racial exclusion, and perceptions and participation in the arts Sylvie Tissot - Of dogs and men : The making of spatial boundaries in a gentrifying neighborhood Richard E. Ocejo - The early gentrifier : Weaving a nostalgia narrative on the Lower East Side Michael D. M. Bader - Reassessing residential preferences for redevelopment Book reviews