Geographies of whiteness: The active construction of racialized privilege in Buffalo, New York

Social and Cultural Geography

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 131-151

  Housel, Jacqueline A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Older people; Policing; Privilege; Race; Urban neighborhood; Whiteness

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; NEIGHBORHOOD; RACIAL IDENTITY; URBAN SOCIETY;

BUFFALO; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 59249094507     PISSN: 14649365     EISSN: 14701197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14649360802652095     Document Type: Article

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