Stacked Decks
Building Inspectors and the Reproduction of Urban Inequality
Seiten
2022
University of Chicago Press (Verlag)
978-0-226-82114-6 (ISBN)
University of Chicago Press (Verlag)
978-0-226-82114-6 (ISBN)
A startling look at the power and perspectives of city building inspectors as they navigate unequal housing landscapes.
Though we rarely see them at work, building inspectors have the power to significantly shape our lives through their discretionary decisions. The building inspectors of Chicago are at the heart of sociologist Robin Bartram’s analysis of how individuals impact—or attempt to impact—housing inequality. In Stacked Decks, she reveals surprising patterns in the judgment calls inspectors make when deciding whom to cite for building code violations. These predominantly white, male inspectors largely recognize that they work within an unequal housing landscape that systematically disadvantages poor people and people of color through redlining, property taxes, and city spending that favor wealthy neighborhoods. Stacked Decks illustrates the uphill battle inspectors face when trying to change a housing system that works against those with the fewest resources.
Though we rarely see them at work, building inspectors have the power to significantly shape our lives through their discretionary decisions. The building inspectors of Chicago are at the heart of sociologist Robin Bartram’s analysis of how individuals impact—or attempt to impact—housing inequality. In Stacked Decks, she reveals surprising patterns in the judgment calls inspectors make when deciding whom to cite for building code violations. These predominantly white, male inspectors largely recognize that they work within an unequal housing landscape that systematically disadvantages poor people and people of color through redlining, property taxes, and city spending that favor wealthy neighborhoods. Stacked Decks illustrates the uphill battle inspectors face when trying to change a housing system that works against those with the fewest resources.
Robin Bartram is assistant professor of sociology at Tulane University.
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1. Stacked Decks
Chapter 2. Building Inspections
Chapter 3. Rentals and Relative Assessments
Chapter 4. Helping Out Homeowners: Changing Faces and Stubborn Realities
Chapter 5. Justice Blockers
Conclusion. Reshuffling the Deck
Acknowledgments
Appendix A. Methodology
Appendix B. Building Violation Counts
Appendix C. Map of Strategic Task Force Inspections
Notes
References
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 21.07.2022 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 8 halftones, 2 tables |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 367 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie |
| ISBN-10 | 0-226-82114-5 / 0226821145 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-226-82114-6 / 9780226821146 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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