SOCIOL 224 Final: 2/2 Semester Notes

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Jim crow dominated aspects of people"s lives economic, political and social lives. Introduced sharecropping and debt patronage in the south. Physically segregated them isolated blacks to rural areas. Sending blacks to more rural areas (cid:1445)black areas(cid:1446) Housing quality blacks and hispanics in ny are more likely to live in substandard housing (i. e. housing with mold, lead paint, no heat) Housing segregation blacks and hispanics are more likely to live in communities where their own race or ethnic group is the majority. Housing blacks and hispanics with the same income and credit profile are more likely to be denied a mortgage loan. Shows areas where banks are less sure that the mortgage will get paid discrimination and segregation. Net of all characteristics, blacks and hispanics work more hours than whites, Differences in life chances earn less, and have lower quality jobs. Infant mortality rates for blacks are much higher than whites.