ENVS 2200 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Tract Housing, Mortgage Insurance, Informal Sector

• School: York University
• Department: Environmental Studies
• Course: ENVS 2200
• Professor: Stefan Kipfer

Document Summary

Segregation nightingale defines segregation as racial control, or the separation of multiple groups. It can be seen as racial, geographical, religious, sex and residential segregation. Significance: play into the theme of class conflict as well as how urban settings have been developed in order to keep racial groups separated. Example: from nightingale reading, white people in baltimore wanted to extend segregation to the city"s residential neighbourhood. Mayor barry mahool signed the segregation ordinance into law, dividing every street into white blocks and coloured blocks . Set a fine and up to a year in jail for anyone who moved to a block set aside for another race. Race is a paradox; it is a biological illusion but is persistent in social reality. It is not human nature; it is a product of history and human practice. Significance: if we understand racism, we can understand the idea behind segregation.