Meritocracy and Privilege
It seems that even today, at a time where diversity has become a topic heard quite often, whether it be diversity initiatives at work or...
Prejudice, Discrimination, and Segregation
Although discrimination and prejudice are words often used interchangeably, they slight differ in meaning. Prejudice is described as “a...
A Brief Overview of Social Stratification
Social stratification describes the way groups of people in a society are differentiated between socioeconomic categories on the basis of...
Technological Advancement and the Suburban "Car Country"
In the book Car Country: An Environmental History, Wells states “[T]he urbanization, industrialization, and rapid technological...
A Comparison of New Orleans and the Developing-Country City
There are a few different ways we could compare the devastation and then growth of New Orleans to that of the urbanization occurring in...
The Future of the City: Sustainability and the Smart City Movement
Abstract Modern urban planning is faced with adapting to what the cities of tomorrow will be like along with the current urban problems...
New Orleans: A Path to Resilience
New Orleans, like many cities of today, has several organizations and businesses that have recently become interested in committing...
The Opportunities and Challenges of Globalization
While rapid globalization in recent years have creating many excellent opportunities and made it not only possible but also convenient to...
Post World War II and Katrina: Inequality and Diversity in New Orleans
New Orleans, like other cities across the nation, went through various processes following World War II that resulted in inequality and...
Social Inequality in New Orleans
I am a newcomer to the New Orleans metropolitan area. I just moved to Slidell, LA from Indianapolis, IN about a month ago and one of the...
