Skip ahead one chapter to Sampson's Chp 16: Aftermath: Chicago-2010. Find at least one other source (it can even be a reputable local news source) about Chicago in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, and read that source as well. Now, what do you think of Sampson's arguments in the "aftermath" of the 2008 economic crisis? After answering that question, see if you can answer Sampson's own question: "Why does violence unhinge some communities and draw others closer together?" When you're done, give us your update on your presentation research, with citations.
From the reading, it seems that Chicago was basically the same once the financial crisis was averted. Many of the same inequalities that were in place pre-2008 remained after the crisis had come and gone. Sampson points to many instances where the low-class areas were cleaned up, and made way for more middle-income mixed families to move in. Other places mentioned like in Washington Park there seems to be a slowdown of the economy, and people still waiting for jobs to return to the area. There are high foreclosures throughout the city, and many in the lower-income neighborhoods. It seems that the hardest areas hit were the black neighborhoods, often suffering much worse than the white or even mixed neighborhoods. Drawing from these two different views, Sampson concludes that stability and change simultaneously exist in the area.
The supporting article that I found was titled: Bank Lending During the Financial Crisis of 2008 by Victoria Ivanshina and David Scharfstein. This article talked about the loans and lending for real estate and other investments following the financial crash of 2008. This article talks about the lack of credit following the collapse, and examines what finally caused the collapse and it's effect on major cities and the marketplace.
Update on my research: I have continued to research possible links between crime rates and poor health in impoverished areas and cities. Along with some research from Sampson, there are also other researchers who seem to link the possibility that when there is a tendency for a high crime rate there also tends to be tendencies towards low overall public health. I am trying to find if there is any current research that seems to explain why these tendencies arise, other than the research that I have already found and cited that states that there seems to simply be a correlation.
I agree that Sampson basically said that things have stayed the same or gotten worse. That to me is kind of a no brainer. To me the conclusions that came post 2008 were mostly predictable.
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