title: Spatial Stigma and Health in Postindustrial Detroit.
abstract: An emerging body of research suggests that those who reside in socially and economically marginalized places may be marked by a stigma of place, referred to as spatial stigma, which influences their sense of self, their daily experiences, and their relations with outsiders. Researchers conducted 60 semistructured interviews at partnering community-based organizations during summer 2011 with African American and Latina/o, structurally disadvantaged youth of diverse gender and sexual identities who were between 18 and 26 years of age residing in Detroit, Michigan. The disadvantaged structural conditions and dilapidated built environment were common themes in participants' narratives. Beyond these descriptions, participants' framings and expressions of their experiences in and perceptions of these spaces alluded to reputational qualities of their city and particular areas of their city that appear related to spatial stigma. Young Detroit residents articulated the ways that they experience and navigate the symbolic degradation of their city.
authors.affiliation: Health Promotion and Policy, University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences, Amherst, MA, USA LFGraham@schoolph.umass.edu.
authors.forename: Louis F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Graham
authors.affiliation: Global and Sociocultural Studies, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Mark B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Padilla
authors.affiliation: Health Behavior Health Education, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
authors.forename: William D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Lopez
authors.affiliation: Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Alexandra M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Stern
authors.affiliation: Ruth Ellis Center, Highland Park, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Jerry
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.affiliation: Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA.
authors.forename: Danya E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Keene
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008824:Michigan; D011204:Poverty Areas; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D057545:Social Stigma; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: minority health; spatial stigma; structural inequality; urban health; young adults