Behind the Gates Life, Security, and the Pursuit of Happiness in Fortress America

Name: Behind the Gates Life, Security, and the Pursuit of Happiness in Fortress America
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ISBN: 9780415950411

ISBN-10: 0415950414

ISBN-13: 9780415950411

Edition: 2003

Authors: Setha Low

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In 2002 it was estimated that one in eight Americans will live in gated communities. What has sparked this alarming trend? Behind the Gates is Setha Low's revealing account of what life is like inside these suburban fortresses. After years researching and interviewing families in Long Island, New York and San Antonio, Texas, Low provides an inside view of gated communities to help explain why people flee to these enclaves. Parents with children, young married couples, "empty-nesters," and retirees express their need for safety, their secret fears of a more ethnically diverse America, and their desire to recapture the close-knit, picket-fenced communities of their childhood. Ironically, she…

Book details

List price: $56.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 8/30/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.42" wide x 9.09" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Preface Prologue



Arriving at the Gates



Protecting the Children



Recreating the Past



Searching for the Perfect Community



Urban Fear



Retirement and Taxes



Leaving the Gates Behind



Unlocking the Gated Community


Bibliography


Appendix: Residential History Interview Schedule