Urban issues: Poverty and Affluence
Further instructions is in the first document labeled “Guide”. After reading the two Wikipedia entries, consider the role of intersectionality as influential in one’s PERCEPTION OF AND EXPERIENCE IN THE CITY. Specifically consider the social categories of race, class and gender. Select (create) any two individuals that differ in one or more of these categories (and other categories such as religion, sexual orientation, able-bodiedness, gender identity, education, citizenship status, etc.) and describe how they might experience the city differently from or similar two one another.
For example how would a wealthy, white, protestant, straight ,male experience the city differently from a working class, middle eastern, muslim, lesbian female? (here the comparisons are: 1. class, 2. race, 3.religion, 4. sexual orientation, and 5. gender)
Or, for example, what type of environmental and social situations would a wealthy, black, atheist female athlete encounter in urban spaces as compared to a middle class, white, catholic, male amputee)? (here the comparisons are : 1. class, 2. race, 3.religion, 4. gender, and 5.able-bodiedness)
THE ABOVE EXAMPLES ARE FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES ONLY! You can create ANY two identities to compare and they may share one or more social identities (i.e. they do not have to be as different as the provided examples). You should choose 5 identity categories (including race, class and gender) to compare(like the examples), looking across each of them to discuss how they contribute to different (or similar) social urban experiences (including social, economic, political, environmental .etc experiences). These experiences should include discrimination and/or privilege. Cite at least 4 references from any of the readings uploaded that support your analysis. Be sure that you clearly identify the five (5) identity categories that you are choosing and that they match across the two individuals that you create for analysis.
