SOCIOL 3AC Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Geoffrey Canada, Calvin E. Simmons, Social Capital
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Oakland hills and richmond marina~= sf and berkeley than oakland flats and. Sf and berkeley neighborhoods that are still accessible to poor, low-income residents- isolated, cut off from prosperity. Disproportionate # of liquor stores, pawn shops, check cashing outlets. Residents constantly worried about gentrification pushing them out. Neighborhoods in close proximity to each other strictly separated. Montclair (oakland foothills) similar to piedmont (a town that seceded from oakland) than fruitvale (oakland flatlands) 3 miles away. Institutions often respond to political clout or social capital. Constitutions that have the ability to apply pressure on public institutions. Ex. school personnel don"t always respond to all parents the same way. Parents at calvin simmons in fruitvale may mobilize and protest lack of resources, but school personnel, school boards and other elected officials may not have an incentive to meet their demands. Low social capital, low cultural capital, low financial capital constituencies not perceived as threat.
