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Shirish Bishwokarma
Amanda Fiore
English 101-BL10
10/4/17
Research Question: What effects does gentrification have on education, diversity, and people in
general?
Stasis: Effect

Annotated Bibliography and Mind Map

Gibbons, Joseph , and Michael S. Barton. "The Association of Minority Self-Rated Health with

Black versus White Gentrification." Journal of Urban Health: Bulletin of the New York

Academy of Medicine93.6 (2016): n. pag. Web. 8 Aug. 2017

This is a credible source because it was published in a journal and has reliable authors

who work a Louisiana State University. The main point of this article is to talk about the health

effects that gentrification has on minorities. The author argues that gentrification causes health to

deteriorate and creates family issues. Psychological problems are one of the main health issues

talked about in this source. The author also argues that gentrification limits the health resources,

such as clinics, pharmacies, and hospitals for black and Latinx people. This source connects to

my question because it highlights the specific effects of gentrification on health issues. Health is

a general issue that is usually discussed in most social problems. This source adds to Lees

argument that gentrification has negative effects by talking about health issues, which Loretta

Lees does not speak on.

Lees, Loretta. Gentrification and Social Mixing: Towards an Inclusive Urban

Renaissance?Urban Studies, Journal of Urban Studies, 7 Aug. 2008.

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This is a good source because it was published in the Journal of Urban Studies and cites

most of the evidence in the study. Loretta Lees is a professor at the University of Leicester and

does a lot of research on gentrification. She did a TED Talk on gentrification and how it can be

stopped. The main argument of this article is that gentrification has a negative effect on poor

people and minorities. The author gives examples of negative effects such as displacement and

wealth disparity, and goes into detail about them. This study connects to my research question

because it highlights the effects gentrification in general. This source challenges Terra

Mckinnish, who argues that gentrification has positive effects and creates economic growth for

people of color, which is the direct opposite of what Lees is arguing.

Weinstein, Hannah. "Fighting for a Place Called Home: Litigation Strategies for Challenging

Gentrification." UCLA Law Review, vol. 62, no. 3, May 2015, pp. 794-832.

EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?

This is a good source because the study was conducted and published by a graduate

student at the University of California, Los Angeles. The article gives an overview of

gentrification and also talks about the educational and diversity effects gentrification creates,

which relates back to my research question. The author points out the lack of diversity in public

schools that are in gentrified areas. She states that many minorities self-segregate themselves in

gentrified areas because they feel more comfortable around people who are the same race and

economic status. Many white people also self-segregate themselves because they feel more

superior than the people that already live there. This source compliments both Lees and Bloom

because it talks about both educational and diversity effects of gentrification. The author states

that gentrification has a negative effect in general.

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Mckinnish, Terra. "Who Gentrifies Low-Income Neighborhoods?" Journal of Urban Economics

(2008): n. pag. EBSCOhost. Web. 30 July 2017.

Terra Mckinnish is a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder and does research

for the Department of Economics at the university. This is a reliable source because it was

published in the Journal of Urban Economics. In this journal, the author explores the ideas of

what gentrification is and who perpetuates it. The author also talks about positive effects of

gentrification and how it helps middle class black families by creating diversity and economic

growth. The author argues that gentrification creates new business and jobs for people already

living in that area. This study connects with my research question because it talks about the

effects of gentrification on diversity and people in general. This source challenges Lees, who

argues that gentrification creates a wealth gap between minorities and white people.

Bloom, Ester. When Neighborhoods Gentrify, Why Aren't Their Public Schools Improving?

The Atlantic, Atlantic Media Company, 7 Oct. 2015,

www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/10/gentrification-schools/408568/.

This article is a popular source and is written by Ester Bloom, who is journalist for The

Atlantic and an editor for The Billfold. In this article, Ester Bloom argues that gentrification has

a negative effect on education because public schools are pushed out of the neighborhoods due to

many new residents being higher socioeconomic class. Bloom points out that many public

schools in gentrified neighborhoods are segregated. The top public schools in gentrified

neighborhoods are usually magnet school, which means that you have to meet a certain

requirement to be accepted into these schools. This makes it harder for black and Latinx students

to get into the best schools. This source connects to my research question because it talks about
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effects of gentrification on education. This source compliments Lees because it talks about

another negative effect of gentrification on people in general.

Mind map: