Sociology / Unit 10 Soc 1743 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Gentrification
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The idea
Gentrification occurs when middle- and upper-class residents move into and renovate less-affluent city neighborhoods, and rising costs push existing lower-income residents out.
In practice
A neighborhood's rising rents after a wave of renovation illustrate gentrification displacing residents who could afford the area before.
Where people slip
Gentrification describes a displacement pattern tied to rising cost, not a claim that neighborhood investment itself is inherently harmful.
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