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The Impact of Policy: How Federal Housing Policy Shapes Citizenship in the United States

Scherer, Abi
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1682605770460877

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2023, Bachelor of Arts (BA), Ohio University, Political Science.
Literature on historical U.S. housing policy has focused on the material gains and losses as impacts of these policies. This approach, while crucial, is missing an analysis of how the citizenship of people is affected by these policies. This thesis fills this gap in the literature, focusing on three eras of housing policy, the early FHA mortgage insurance program, the HUD low-income housing programs Section 235 and 221(d)(2), and the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. These policies provide a platform to uncover hidden power in politics and the structural racial discrimination that exists. Examining the relationship between the government and program recipients through the lens of housing policy allows us to see disparate effects on citizenship.
Kathleen Sullivan (Advisor)
117 p.
American History; Political Science; Urban Planning; Welfare
Housing; Citizenship; Policy; Race; Homeownership; FHA; HUD; Section 235; Section 8; Discrimination; Federal Policy; Public Housing; Housing Vouchers

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  • Scherer, A. (2023). The Impact of Policy: How Federal Housing Policy Shapes Citizenship in the United States [Undergraduate thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1682605770460877

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Scherer, Abi. The Impact of Policy: How Federal Housing Policy Shapes Citizenship in the United States. 2023. Ohio University, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1682605770460877.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Scherer, Abi. "The Impact of Policy: How Federal Housing Policy Shapes Citizenship in the United States." Undergraduate thesis, Ohio University, 2023. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1682605770460877

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