Neighborhood Poverty and the Social Isolation of Inner-City African American Families

Rankin, Bruce; Quane, James M.

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“…Last, these family and peer networks are embedded within a socioeconomic environment that is an exposure risk factor, independent from the risks stemming from behaviors facilitated by the networks (Rankin and Quane 2000). The scarcity of meaningful employment and social opportunities within the community shapes the behaviors of network members.…”

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The Influence of Family and Peer Risk Networks on Drug Use Practices and Other Risks among Mexican American Noninjecting Heroin Users

Valdez

Neaigus

Kaplan

2008

Journal of Contemporary Ethnography

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Noninjecting heroin use (NIU) is spreading among social networks of young Mexican American polydrug users. This article examines the influence of family and peer networks on NIU behavior and other drug practices and risks. This study delineates the extent to which a culturally relevant modification of the "network facilitation" theoretical approach can increase both a theoretical and practical understanding of drug use and related risk behaviors. Using the methods of analytic ethnography, it identifies, describes, and explains variations in the social networks among this marginalized population and how specific aspects of Mexican American culture (familismo, and collectivismo) affects risk behaviors.

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“…Repeatedly, these data have shown how risk behaviors are often encouraged or introduced to network members by family members or close acquaintances. With limited societal resources or social capital outside the network, members are constrained and limited in opportunities to escape this environment (Rankin and Quane 2000).…”

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The Influence of Family and Peer Risk Networks on Drug Use Practices and Other Risks among Mexican American Noninjecting Heroin Users

Valdez

Neaigus

Kaplan

2008

Journal of Contemporary Ethnography

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“…Much has been written about the lack of resources and information in social networks in areas of racial segregation and concentrated poverty (Coleman 1988;Wilson 1987 and1996;Holzer 1987;Ihlanfeldt 1997;Ainsworth 2002;Sampson et al 2002). Individuals living in high-poverty neighborhoods are more likely to have friends who are out of the job market and lesseducated (Rankin and Quane 2000), and may therefore have less exposure to technology through personal networks. A recent survey shows that 31 percent of those who are "truly unconnected" say that very few or none of the people they know go online, whereas only 4 percent of Internet users report such social networks (Lenhart 2003 Residents in inner-city neighborhoods (or other impoverished areas) may be disadvantaged by lack of employment or low-skill jobs that don't use technology.…”

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Race, Place, and Information Technology

Mossberger

Tolbert

Gilbert

2006

Urban Affairs Review

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Technology inequalities based on race and ethnicity present a paradox. African-Americans and Latinos have lower rates of access and skill, even controlling for socioeconomic factors. Yet African-Americans, and to a lesser extent, Latinos, also have more positive attitudes toward information technology than similarly situated whites. Because attitudes cannot explain lower rates of access and skill, we hypothesize that racial segregation and concentrated poverty have restricted opportunities to learn about and use technology. Using hierarchical linear modeling and multilevel data to control for both community-level socioeconomic and demographic characteristics and individual-level factors, we find that disparities among African-Americans are due to place effects rather than race. Ethnicity still exercises an independent influence for Latinos. These findings contribute to our understanding of the “digital divide,” and to research on the effects of concentrated poverty.

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“…Many urban neighborhoods became socially isolated when quality jobs moved to the suburbs, accompanied by community organizations and institutions, such as churches, volunteer organizations, neighborhood groups, children's groups, libraries, and business associations (Rankin and Quane, 2000). The lack of neighborhood institutions has been associated with higher rates of crime (Peterson, Krivo, and Harris, 2000).…”

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Neighborhood Effects on the Efficacy of a Program to Prevent Youth Alcohol Use

Yabiku

Kulis

Marsiglia

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Substance Use & Misuse

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This study examines how neighborhood characteristics affect program efficacy. Data come from a randomized trial of a substance use prevention program called keepin' it REAL, which was administered to a predominantly Mexican American sample of 4,622 middle school students in Phoenix, Arizona, beginning in 1998. Multilevel models and multiple imputation techniques address clustered data and attrition. Among less linguistically acculturated Latinos, living in poorer neighborhoods and those with many single-mother families decreased program effectiveness in combating alcohol use. High neighborhood immigrant composition increased program effectiveness. Unexpectedly, the program was also more effective in neighborhoods with higher rates of crime. There were no significant effects on program efficacy for the more linguistically acculturated Latinos and non-Hispanic White students. Findings are discussed in light of theories of neighborhood social disorganization, immigrant adaptation, and social isolation.

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Neighborhood Poverty and the Social Isolation of Inner-City African American Families

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The Influence of Family and Peer Risk Networks on Drug Use Practices and Other Risks among Mexican American Noninjecting Heroin Users

The Influence of Family and Peer Risk Networks on Drug Use Practices and Other Risks among Mexican American Noninjecting Heroin Users

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Neighborhood Effects on the Efficacy of a Program to Prevent Youth Alcohol Use

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