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Exploring the Concept of Ghetto

Received: 9 March 2016     Accepted: 25 March 2016     Published: 27 May 2016
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Abstract

The existence of ghetto is an intractable problem in the field of city studies from ancient time to current society. The unclear concept of ghetto is one of the most controversial theme and various scholars put forward different ideas that are based on empirical, historical or social point of view. This paper tends to explore an explicit concept of ghetto by analyzing three popularly accepted examples of real ghetto and various scholars’ views.

Published in Social Sciences (Volume 5, Issue 2)
DOI 10.11648/j.ss.20160502.15
Page(s) 32-36
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Keywords

City Studies, Ghetto, Poverty, Segregation, Racism

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