The renovation of decaying neighborhoods by higher-income newcomers, which often displaces poorer residents, is termed:
a. community revival
b. gentrification
c. reurbanization
d. urban renewal
Question 2When a group has mobilized other resources as a protest movement, it is less able to mobilize the law.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 3In Herbert Gans's analysis of an Italian community in Boston, one consequence of the urban-renewal project that destroyed a great deal of the neighborhood was:
a. an improved standard of living
b. an increase in intermarriage with other ethnic groups
c. a strengthening of ties with groups beyond the immediate community
d. feelings of anomie and depression
Question 4Mahatma Gandhi was considered a charismatic leader.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 5As described by Illsoo Kim, the migration of Koreans to the United States is an example of:
a. invasion and succession
b. pull migration
c. push migration
d. the rural-urban continuum
Question 6Relative deprivation theory predicts that revolutions are likely to occur when economic conditions are terrible and people feel that they have nothing left to lose.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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