Imagine two families apply for home loans in the same city. One family lives in a neighbourhood marked as “low risk,” while another lives in a neighbourhood historically labelled as “undesirable.” Over time, one family builds home equity while the other faces higher barriers to buying property.
Consider these reflective prompts:
- Is the issue only about individual attitudes, or does it involve systems such as banks, government maps, property values, and neighbourhood investment?
- How does this case study connect race and economics?