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In all cases we have filmed the best available copy. University Microfilms International 300 N. ZEEB RD., ANN ARBOR, Ml 48106 8207275 Thompson, Alton INNER CITY DIFFERENTIATION: A STAGE STRUCTURE AND CHANGE ANALYSIS OF COLUMBUS SYMBOLIC NEIGHBORHOODS The Ohio State University Ph.D. 1981 University Microfilms International 300 N. Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, M I 48106 Copyright 1981 by Thompson, Alton All Rights Reserved PLEASE NOTE: In all cases this material has been filmed in the best possible way from the available copy. Problems encountered with this document have been identified here with a check mark V . 1. Glossy photographs or pages ______ 2. Colored illustrations, paper or print _____ 3. Photographs with dark background _____ 4. Illustrations are poor copy ______ 5. Pages with black marks, not original copy _____ 6. Print shows through as there is text on both sides of page ______ 7. Indistinct, broken or small print on several pages ^ 8. Print exceeds margin requirements _____ 9. 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Li Adviser Department of Sociology DEDICATION To paraphrase Abraham Lincoln, All that I am, and all that I ever hope to be, I owe to my mother, - L illia n T. Thompson. This manuscript is also dedicated to my mother-in-law, Essie M. Smith, whose las t words were: "I sure hope you receive your degree." ACKNOWLEDGMENTS All life I have had lots of friends. In this regard, this manu­ script would not have been completed without the assistance and sup­ port of several people. To those that I do not sp ecifically mention, I gratefully acknowledge their help. My largest in tellectu al indebtedness belongs to Dr. Kent P. Schwirian, my adviser. I am sincerely grateful to him for guiding me through the tr ia ls and tribu lations of a graduate education, his con­ structive criticisms and attentive advice, and for providing an exem- I plar of what a scholar and instructor can be. Secondly, the other members of my general examination and dis­ sertation committees, Dr. Katherine Meyer and Dr. Wen L. L i, have been pillars of support and have provided valuable assistance at various stages of my graduate career. The professionalism of Dr. Meyer almost makes Weber's Ideal Type a 'real type,' and few can doubt the analytical a b ility of Dr. Li. During the w riting of this work, I have also profited greatly from the comments, opinions and support of fellow graduate students, both past and present, of the Department of Sociology, namely, Dr. William A. Schwab, Dr. Suzanne Vaughan, Edna H. Berry, Norman Rose, Judith A. Cook, Dale W. Wimberly, David Pilgrim and Ron Stewart. I was also fortunate to have a fine corps of typists who offered their assistance free of charge: Jessie B. Smith, Margaret Ruffin and Nadaya Richardson. I also thank my wife, Glenoria, and my 'bundle-of-joy,1 Melanie, for pleasantly prolonging my tenure at OSU. Finally, thank God for the baseball strike. VITA May 2, 1954 .................................. Born--Blounts Creek, North Carolina 1976 ............................................ B.A., North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina 1977 ............................................ M.A., The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 1978 ............................................ Research Associate, Department of Research and Evaluation, Columbus Area Community Mental Health Center, Columbus, Ohio 1978-1981 .................................... Teaching Associate, Department of Sociology, The Ohio State University PRESENTATION "A Decade of Change . Onward and Upward," presented at North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina, April, 1979. FIELDS OF STUDY Human Ecology and Urban Sociology Dr. Kent P. Schwirian Methodology and S tatistics Dr. Katherine Meyer Demogrpahy Dr. Wen L. Li v TABLES OF CONTENTS Page D ed ication .............................................................................................................i i Acknowledgments ............................................................................................ i i i V i t a .................................................................................................................... v List of Tables .................................................................................................v iii List of Figures ............................................................................................ x Chapter I. THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIFE CYCLE MODEL: REVISITED .................... 1 Introduction ............................................................................ 1 The Neighborhood as a Unit For Study: Its Origin, Background, Spread and Acceptance .................................... 4 The Neighborhood Life Cycle Model .................................... 15 Mechanisms of Urban Growth ................................................ 20 Tests of the Neighborhood Life Cycle M o d e l .....................22 G entrification: An Exordium ............................................ 29 Anticipation of a Revival Hypothesis ............................ 33 Summary .............................................................................................36 I I . DATA AND METHODS.........................................................................40 Introduction ............................................................................ 40 D a t a .................................................................................................41 Methods .............................................................................................46 I I I . A GENERAL TEST OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIFE CYCLE MODEL . 48 Introduction.....................................................................................48 'The B ottom s' .................................................................................50 H illto p .........................................................................................59 Clintonville ............................................................................ 66 Beechwold .........................................................................................71 U n it y .................................................................................................76 NECKO.................................................................................................82 Dennison Place ........................................................................ 86 Harrison West ................................................................................. 91 vi Table of Contents (cont'd) Page Chapter Victorian Village .................................................................... 99 Italian Village ......................................................................... 106 North E n d .......................................................................................112