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social science subjects > sociology > race, ethnicity and migration > community and urban issues > ghettos
... > social science subjects > geography > geographic features > geographic regions > urban areas > depressed areas > ghettos
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... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > poverty > causes of poverty > globalization (economics) > economics and stratification > ghettos
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > communities (sociology) > urban and suburban life > ghettos
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... > social science subjects > geography > human geography > human geography theory > regional geography > urban studies > urban geography > ghettos
... > social science subjects > geography > human geography > regional geography > urban studies > urban places > ghettos
... > social science subjects > geography > human geography > human geography theory > regional geography > urban studies > urban places > ghettos
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > communities (sociology) > urban sociology > ghettos
social science subjects > sociology > environmental, urban and regional sociology > urban sociology > ghettos
... > social science subjects > geography > human geography > regional geography > urban studies > urban sociology > ghettos
... > social science subjects > geography > human geography > human geography theory > regional geography > urban studies > urban sociology > ghettos

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ghettos  

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  • Ghettos refer to sections of cities populated by minority ethnic or religious groups, that is, neighborhoods in which the minority is a majority. Some argue that their roots can be traced to Roman persecutions of Jews. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Geography; Ghetto]

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