A number of models describe the way that neighborhoods change over time, including
A. The invasion-succession model, which uses video game technology to illustrate possibilities for change.
B. The life cycle model, which asserts that neighborhoods have a life cycle from birth to death, but that the aging process can be reversed through various forms of revitalization.
C. The political capacity model, which maintains that recognizing the physical and economic conditions is the key to understanding the true vibrancy of a neighborhood.
D. The political-economic model, which is based primarily on understanding the political and economic forces at play within the neighborhood.
Question 2
The quality of neighborhoods
A. Is affected almost exclusively by the quality of its housing stock.
B. Is developed primarily by working with external institutions to obtain needed assistance.
C. Mainly affects members' ability to interact on a practical level, such as helping to make household repairs.
D. Can be seen in a set of social functions provided in the neighborhood including the opportunity for children to know a variety of adults as role models, opportunities for members to provide mutual support, and providing a familiar place of safe haven.
In middle childhood, children spend increasing amounts of time with peers and friends.
Marx's Model of Historical Change
Climate Change: Greenhouse gases Timescale
Climate change
Models for Genetic Analysis of Behavior
Ball-and-stick models of A=T and G≡C base pairs