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Family Properties: Race, Real Estate and the Exploitation of Black Urban America By Beryl Satter Metropolitan Books; 495 pages...
...mortgage insurance didn't cover homes in integrated neighborhoods, making getting a loan difficult; in black neighborhoods, predatory sellers jacked up prices and forced buyers to pay outrageous monthly fees or face eviction. The resulting financial strains only compounded black Chicagoans' housing problems and drove their neighborhoods into decline. Satter, a history professor at Rutgers University, illustrates her lucid analysis of race and class on Chicago's West Side with the experiences of her father, a white lawyer and landlord who crusaded against the city's discriminatory policies and fought those who exploited black homeowners. But the story doesn...
...course, whether a child can--or, rather, should--diet is a more complex question. Most clinicians don't even like to use the word; instead, they talk about "lifestyle changes" and "weight-management protocols." Says nutritionist and family therapist Ellyn Satter of Madison, Wis., considered by many a pioneer in the field of child feeding: "Even the most conventional people will say, 'Don't put kids on diets,' but then they'll go on to talk about how you should reduce their sugar or fat intake. There's an awful lot of dieting in disguise...
...Renee whines to me about being hungry all the time," says Jo. "She knows I'm a softie and might just let her have another snack. I've done nothing but diet all my life, and I know how it feels." That feeling of deprivation, according to Satter, is a recipe for disaster. "You end up putting a lot of pressure on food," she says, "and the kids end up losing track of how hungry or full they are. They get into a habit of eating while the eating is good, instead of simply eating until they are full...
There's evidence to suggest that she's right. One study of preschoolers, for instance, found a link between overeating and overweight children--and an even stronger link between overeating and kids whose parents regularly control their portions. And so, Satter says, we need to start making the process of eating less fraught by letting kids decide whether they are hungry and how much to eat of the foods we provide at the times and in the places we provide...