noun
- plural of ghettoization; the process or result of confining a group of people to a specific area or limiting their opportunities and social integration
Usage: often used in sociological and historical contexts; can refer to both physical segregation and systemic exclusion
Examples
- The ghettoizations of minority communities in urban areas had lasting effects on economic mobility.
- Historians study the ghettoizations that occurred during the medieval period in European cities.
- Social policies aimed to reverse the ghettoizations that had developed over decades.
- The ghettoizations of certain neighborhoods resulted from discriminatory housing practices.
- Scholars debate the causes and consequences of various ghettoizations throughout history.