PUB AFF 148
U.S. Housing Policy and Geography of Opportunity
Description: Lecture, three hours. Exploration of contemporary levels of racial inequality through lens of U.S. housing policy. Study includes historical overview of federal policies; evaluation of ways by which living in racially segregated, high-poverty neighborhoods constrain opportunity and social mobility; exploration of most prevalent affordable housing policies; and evaluation of their respective program designs and outcomes. Letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Spring 2024 - i was initially very interested in housing policy prior to taking this class which is kind of why i pursued a public affairs minor, but honestly this course turned me off of housing policy mostly because i always felt severely behind since every single person seemed to have a background in it..... class discussions made me so nervous LOL everyone always gave super sophisticated responses!! objectively it's an interesting topic but the 3 hour lecture was such a snooze that i felt bored every week. it's not the easiest class but not the hardest either. most assignments were easy participation points and the biggest assignments were the policy memo and group presentation. if you have a grasp on the most prevalent housing programs in the u.s. and have a good group you should do fine on both. i really struggled on the policy memo but it's pretty doable and i got a good grade. honestly don't take it if you're not seriously interested in housing policy
Spring 2024 - i was initially very interested in housing policy prior to taking this class which is kind of why i pursued a public affairs minor, but honestly this course turned me off of housing policy mostly because i always felt severely behind since every single person seemed to have a background in it..... class discussions made me so nervous LOL everyone always gave super sophisticated responses!! objectively it's an interesting topic but the 3 hour lecture was such a snooze that i felt bored every week. it's not the easiest class but not the hardest either. most assignments were easy participation points and the biggest assignments were the policy memo and group presentation. if you have a grasp on the most prevalent housing programs in the u.s. and have a good group you should do fine on both. i really struggled on the policy memo but it's pretty doable and i got a good grade. honestly don't take it if you're not seriously interested in housing policy
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Spring 2021 - I did not appreciate the white savior mentality and rhetoric through 1- blaming minorities and their communities for staying in their neighborhoods as if there has not been a history of white hostility that continues to exist, 2- blaming Black men for their community’s outcomes when there have been social and institutional barriers that have put Black people in an unequal and constant state of jeopardy and emergency, 3- the continued rhetoric of observing “ghettos” from the outs as a violent, dangerous, and threatening place as if it is not the home and space of many ethnic minorities, 4- referring to Black people as “blacks” continuously which is outdated and offensive, and so many more instances in which I felt ostracized in a class that studied spaces in which I grew up in.
Spring 2021 - I did not appreciate the white savior mentality and rhetoric through 1- blaming minorities and their communities for staying in their neighborhoods as if there has not been a history of white hostility that continues to exist, 2- blaming Black men for their community’s outcomes when there have been social and institutional barriers that have put Black people in an unequal and constant state of jeopardy and emergency, 3- the continued rhetoric of observing “ghettos” from the outs as a violent, dangerous, and threatening place as if it is not the home and space of many ethnic minorities, 4- referring to Black people as “blacks” continuously which is outdated and offensive, and so many more instances in which I felt ostracized in a class that studied spaces in which I grew up in.
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