Housing Desegregation and Federal Policy (Urban and Regional Policy and Development Studies)

Housing desegregation is one of America's last civil rights frontiers. Drawing on the expertise of social scientists, civil rights attorneys, and policy analysts, these original essays present the first comprehensive examination of housing integration and federal policy covering the last two decades. This collection examines the ambiguities of federal fair housing law, the shifting attitudes of white and black Americans toward housing integration, the debate over racial quotas in housing, and the efficacy of federal programs. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned discrimination in federally assisted housing, and Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 banned discrimination in most of the private housing market. Housing Desegregation and Federal Policy shows that America has made only modest progress in desegregating housing, despite these federal policies. Providing a balanced assessment of federal policies and programs is complicated because of disagreement over the nature of the federal government's role in this area. Disagreements over the meaning of federal law coupled with white and black disinterest in desegregation have compounded the difficulties in promoting residential integration. The authors employ research findings as well as legal and policy analysis in examining these complex issues. They consider a broad range of issues related to housing desegregation and integration, offering new sources of evidence and ideas for future research and policymaking. Introduction / John M. Goering -- Sec. I. Perspectives On Housing Integration -- The Movement For Housing Integration : Rationale And The Nature Of The Challenge / Gary Orfield -- A Minority Perspective On Residential Racial Integration / Wilhelmina A. Leigh, James D. Mcghee -- Sustainable Integration Or Inevitable Resegregation : The Troubling Questions / Alexander Polikoff -- Sec. Ii. Segregation And Discrimination In Housing -- Segregation And Discrimination Of Hispanic Americans : An Exploratory Analysis / Franklin J. James, Eileen A. Tynan -- The Influence Of Race And Income On Racial Segregation And Housing Policy / John F. Kain -- More Than Skin Deep : The Effect Of Housing Discrimination On The Extent And Pattern Of Racial Residential Segregation In The United States / George C. Galster -- Sec. Iii. Social And Attitudinal Factors Affecting Housing Integration -- Changing Racial Attitudes Toward Residential Integration / Lawrence Bobo, Howard Schuman, Charlotte Steeh -- Success And Resistance Factors In The Maintenance Of Racially Mixed Neighborhoods / Rose Helper -- Sec. Iv. Racial Desegregation And Federal Housing Policies -- Where Should Hud Locate Assisted Housing? The Evolution Of Fair Housing Policy / Michael J. Vernarelli -- Location And Racial / Ethnic Occupancy Patterns For Hud-subsidized Family Housing In Ten Metropolitan Areas / Robert Gray, Steven Tursky -- Race And Residential Mobility : The Effects Of Housing Assistance Programs On Household Behavior / Jennifer L. Stucker -- Public Housing Projects, Blacks, And Public Policy : The Historical Ecology Of Public Housing In Philadelphia / Ira Goldstein, William L. Yancey -- On The Possibility Of Achieving Racial Integration Through Subsidized Housing / John Yinger -- Postscript : Unresolved Themes In The Evolution Of Fair Housing / Robert W. Lake -- Concluding Remarks / John M. Goering. Edited By John M. Goering. Includes Bibliographies And Index. Housing desegregation is one of America's last civil rights frontiers. Drawing on the expertise of social scientists, civil rights attorneys, and policy analysts, these original essays present the first comprehensive examination of housing integration and federal policy covering the last two decades. This collection examines the ambiguities of federal fair housing law, the shifting attitudes of white and black Americans toward housing integration, the debate over racial quotas in housing, and the efficacy of federal programs.Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned discrimination in federally assisted housing, and Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 banned discrimination in most of the private housing market. Housing Desegregation and Federal Policy shows that America has made only modest progress in desegregating housing, despite these federal policies.Providing a balanced assessment of federal policies and programs is complicated because of disagreement over the nature of the federal government's role in this area. Disagreements over the meaning of federal law coupled with white and black disinterest in desegregation have compounded the difficulties in promoting residential integration.The authors employ research findings as well as legal and policy analysis in examining these complex issues. They consider a broad range of issues related to housing desegregation and integration, offering new sources of evidence and ideas for future research and policymaking.Originally published in 1986.A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

Housing desegregation is one of America's last civil rights frontiers. Drawing on the expertise of social scientists, civil rights attorneys, and policy analysts, these original essays present the first comprehensive examination of housing integration and federal policy covering the last two decades. This collection examines the ambiguities of federal fair housing law, the shifting attitudes of white and black Americans toward housing integration, the debate over racial quotas in housing, and the efficacy of federal programs.
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned discrimination in federally assisted housing, and Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 banned discrimination in most of the private housing market. Housing Desegregation and Federal Policy shows that America has made only modest progress in desegregating housing, despite these federal policies.
Providing a balanced assessment of federal policies and programs is complicated because of disagreement over the nature of the federal government's role in this area. Disagreements over the meaning of federal law coupled with white and black disinterest in desegregation have compounded the difficulties in promoting residential integration.
The authors employ research findings as well as legal and policy analysis in examining these complex issues. They consider a broad range of issues related to housing desegregation and integration, offering new sources of evidence and ideas for future research and policymaking.

Section I. Perspectives on housing integration -- section II. Segregation and discrimination in housing -- section III. Social and attitudinal factors affecting housing integration -- section IV. Racial desegregation and federal housing policies.