INTRODUCTION
Housing prejudice as a form of discrimination.
Housing discrimination on basis of ethnic group, social status, sexual characteristics, religious affiliations, the nation of origin, in addition to familial ties.
Types of housing prejudice.
Significance: Endorsement of The Fair Housing Act in the United States and its effectiveness in mitigating housing discrimination.
Inequality in housing
Housing Discrimination as a persistent form of inequality in housing.
Adverse consequences of discrimination when it comes to the unequal distribution of public housing in the United States.
Housing segregation has continued to be an issue in the contemporary American setting.
A good example of housing segregation is Woodland Garden Apartments in Fremont, California whose landlord discriminated against families with children.
Black people and minorities continue to experience harsh treatment from house owners in the country. Research shows that one in every five black Americans or minorities generally experience adverse treatment when searching for houses.
Lack of information about housing units.
Lack of financial assistance when it comes to financing their house ownership.
2. Gender and Class dimension in Housing discrimination.
The increase in gender and class discrimination against black people with regard to women being more discriminated than women and the manner of speaking being associated with low- class upbringing.
This, however, varies widely across different metropolitan settings.
Discrimination almost always leads to lack of rental agreement.
Landlords fail to provide maintenance in housing belonging to minority members
The minorities are harassed, at time threatened physically, by house managers and neighbors
There is unequal enforcement of housing association rules.
CONCLUSION
Summary
Inequality in housing and Gender
Gender and Class dimension in Housing discrimination.
Pervasiveness of discrimination in housing and rental markets
The importance of housing discrimination as a barrier to residential opportunities for racial minorities.
Implication of residential segregation on other forms of inequality
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