"Cracks in the Pavement" question & memo

In "Cracks in the Pavement" increases in prices at neighborhood institutions (mom & pop grocery stores) were do to _________________.

a. thefts
b. government taxes
c. store merchants wanting more profit
d. continuous bankruptcies











Answer: a) page 269 in the reader, a graph is provided to demonstrate the increase in average prices that follow after robberies at the stores studied in an average 12-month period.

memo:

Related to the increase in prices, customer credit was eliminated because of increased robberies, higher insurance payments, diminished business due to customer apprehension. (page 269)

The article studied the changes in the mom-and-pop stores in 5 different neighborhoods and their implications in the structure of their neighborhoods. They provided social and material support for their community. Provided meeting areas, helped incorporate new people into the existing social structure, order and helped reinforce the divisions of the neighborhoods. Loss of these institutions for various reasons created a strain on the neigborhoods. Sanchez-Jankowski argued it was a short-term strain, not somethin that promoted an ultimate decay.