Housing insecurity among the poor today
Recent events have brought attention to the millions of Americans who struggle to find and
pay for housing. Housing has historically been of interest to sociologists, but it has long been …
pay for housing. Housing has historically been of interest to sociologists, but it has long been …
Access to civil justice and race, class, and gender inequality
RL Sandefur - Annu. Rev. Sociol, 2008 - annualreviews.org
Access to civil justice is a perspective on the experiences that people have with civil justice
events, organizations, or institutions. It focuses on who is able or willing to use civil law and …
events, organizations, or institutions. It focuses on who is able or willing to use civil law and …
Stigma beyond levels: Advancing research on stigmatization
Stigma has become an increasingly significant challenge for society. Recognition of this
problem is indicated by the growing attention paid to it within the management literature …
problem is indicated by the growing attention paid to it within the management literature …
Eviction and the reproduction of urban poverty
M Desmond - American journal of sociology, 2012 - journals.uchicago.edu
Combining statistical and ethnographic analyses, this article explores the prevalence and
ramifications of eviction in the lives of the urban poor. A quantitative analysis of …
ramifications of eviction in the lives of the urban poor. A quantitative analysis of …
Racial capitalism in the civil courts
The relationship between race and civil courts has been understudied and undertheorized.
Those who research and practice in those courts-and certainly those individuals who are …
Those who research and practice in those courts-and certainly those individuals who are …
Who gets evicted? Assessing individual, neighborhood, and network factors
M Desmond, C Gershenson - Social science research, 2017 - Elsevier
The prevalence and consequences of eviction have transformed the lived experience of
urban poverty in America, yet little is known about why some families avoid eviction while …
urban poverty in America, yet little is known about why some families avoid eviction while …
Discrimination in evictions: empirical evidence and legal challenges
D Greenberg, C Gershenson, M Desmond - Harv. CR-CLL Rev., 2016 - HeinOnline
Tens of thousands of housing discrimination complaints are filed each year. Although there
has been extensive study of discrimination in the rental market, discrimination in evictions …
has been extensive study of discrimination in the rental market, discrimination in evictions …
The Last Minuet: Disparate Treatment After Hicks
DC Malamud - Mich. L. Rev., 1994 - HeinOnline
It is no secret that the Supreme Court's Title VIII jurisprudence cloaks substance in the"
curious garb" of procedure. 2 When the Supreme Court talks about employment …
curious garb" of procedure. 2 When the Supreme Court talks about employment …
The art of deciding with data: Evidence from how employers translate credit reports into hiring decisions
B Kiviat - Socio-Economic Review, 2019 - academic.oup.com
About half of US employers consider personal credit history when hiring, a practice that
connects individuals' prospects for employment to their financial pasts. Yet little is known …
connects individuals' prospects for employment to their financial pasts. Yet little is known …
From foreclosure to eviction: Housing insecurity in corporate-owned single-family rentals
EL Raymond, R Duckworth, B Miller, M Lucas… - Cityscape, 2018 - JSTOR
In this research, we examine evictions in post-foreclosure single-family rentals in Atlanta,
GA, placing eviction-driven housing insecurity in the broader context of rising middle-class …
GA, placing eviction-driven housing insecurity in the broader context of rising middle-class …