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| what 3 way can you occupy a house? |
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| what has the us home ownership rate been since the 1960's? |
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| what ways did the federal governmnet make it easier to own a homein the early 1990's? |
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| easier to require a loan for a home, enocuraged the idea of smaller development. |
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| what is todays home ownership rate? |
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| about what percent of homes today are in trouble with their loans? |
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| what 4 key concepts do neighborhoods promote? |
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| social homogeneity, social interaction, social protection, location |
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| people who are alike tend to live in close proximity |
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| interaction between neighbors increases conformity |
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| neighboring is much different than friendship. interactions with your neighbors are much more limited than interactions with your friends. exhange information, trade services, borrow things |
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| neighborhood watches, homeowners associations promote the status quo. |
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| how is location factored? |
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| ___________ universities and colleges in the us about ______ college towns |
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| what is the criteria for a college town |
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| enrollment of 1,000 or more, college has to make up 20% or more of the surrounding towns population. an american phenomenon |
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| what are the 6 characteristics of college towns? |
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1) young places 10
2) residents have high level of education.
3) high percentage of white collar jobs
4) economically stable
5) transient places
6) very unconvential places |
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1) ___ years younger than the national average. |
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1) very high percentage of ________ people |
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2) twice as likely to have _______ degrees. |
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2) higher number of ___________. |
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3) tend to have incomes that are over ______________. |
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4) stable during ________ trends |
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4) high poverty rates in college towns ___ percent poverty rate |
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5) very ______ population orgins. retirement destination |
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6)unique places centered on ________ itself |
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