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Detroit Gearing for Socio-cultural and Economical Positioning
The history of Detroit city curves a story to the present with a promise for the future. The interesting issue in Detroit is not in the population that it beats other United States cities but in the social and cultural aspects that have been part of the city steering the economy. The history of the city is rich in the black revolution that have been said to have affected the city negatively for a moment with many thinking that there would be a major setback that hold the city far from developing. Being the home of major corporations like Ford Motors has made the city a centre for economic speculations meaning that any downturn can result to huge impact (Galster 11).
The population of Detroit is mainly blacks of the African origin making up to 80% of the city population of over forum million people (Bergmann 32). This has influenced the culture of the city is gearing for maturity and conforms to that of African Americans. Indeed it can be stated that the culture and economy of Detroit depends mainly on the majority population of African Americans that have had sufficient effect on the economy of the city and its dwellers. This is explored by analysing the current cultural orientations of the city as well as its economic status and pattern over the past few years. The metropolitan nature of Detroit is assimilated by the Blacks who seem to have overall influence on the city. It is a specific city that harbours higher black population at the border of Canada to the North different from the norm that blacks would be mainly on the southern American states. This peculiarity has crept to the social, cultural and economical aspects of the city.
The evolution of culture of music in the city has come to interact with the industrious nature that is mainly in automotive lines (Galster 75). The availability of the income from the industries enabled the city to have extra money to spend on the entertainment provide by the traditional musicians of jazz. The interesting aspect in not even in the availability of money to spend but is in the suppliers of the need of quality entertainment. Jazz is said to have originated from the African Natives brought to the United States as slaves. The percussion were incorporated into melodies that would be danced to. Still, the art of playing instruments such as the Saxophone was inherited by the African American s soon after the invention of modern instrumental music. Jazz music came to be so powerful that its player, mainly blacks, became icons and celebrities of the time. What has always been overlooked by many is the contribution that this culture of music contributed and style does to the economy of the present Detroit having the highest population of the blacks.
The entertainment industry in Detroit has ever been increasing to match the lifestyle of the blacks and the many white men who have realized the quality of African originated Music (Bergmann 73). The city now enjoys the most luxurious entertainment place son the soils of American with many artists still coming from it. It can be argued that the culture of music supports the economy of Detroit to date making it one of the preferred places to reside and work at in America especially for the African Americans. The Evolution of the musical culture into rock style makes the future be predictable that there is continuity expected for in the long run with the blacks continuing to revolutionize music of rock encouraging the whites to follow suit given the attractive music market. This is one way that Detroit can be argued to be gearing on toward economical position and of cultural aspect.
Black economy has enabled the city to have yet other milestones into the economic prosperity. Even if it is not considered that the blacks are the majority workers at the many plants in the city, it is their increased ability to own property enhanced by the social justice breakthrough that has enabled the city be growing toward modern developments. This aspect has enabled the city be categorised as a sister to many other cities in the developed world. It is the efforts of the blacks this really driving this city and state of Michigan to what it is (Samantha 20). There is a changing trend on the culture of investment for the city and also many more are realizing that it is not the population which is strength but the ideas and actions toward the right direction. The clarity of thought is one way that has coupled the positive change of attitude of the overall population of the city toward change for the better. Many people argue that Detroit must preparing for n economic take off that is going to see that it surpasses some of the renowned cities of the United States such as New York or Washington (Galster 37-9). The population is offering the stepping stone for the city to bank on its way to prosperity. The positioning is going to have the blacks backing the labour resource needs that then become fundamental for the expansion of factories and utilization of the consumer goods at the household level. There have been arguments that the city would be a complete black city but there is little to show this given the fact that there is rapid decrease in racial considerations on in United States in general and the black race is going to be having a changes of attitude as well.
Repositioning of the city has been that which is radical in that there have been changes that can be regarded as negative yet they are the necessary changes toward new steps to growth. The population has been decreasing overall for the recent years (Samantha 22). This demographic shift from enormous numbers to fewer but effective ones has been adopted of late as a strategy to use in making Detroit a place for the efficient but few. This is similar to what the industries were doing lately of reducing the number of workers while retaining the key ones who would have the optimal production. Population explosion is checked on a wider consideration that amounts to cultural aspect. This culture of the reduced number of new born has been making the dependence of the families lowered reducing the burden on these social units. This has the effect of reduced disease burden.
The reduction of this population has been cited by many scholars and agencies as a setback yet it is a gearing point that would enable Detroit has the strength to go over to the strides of new frontiers in newer attitudes and consumptions for the services of the city and beyond (Bergmann 51). The culminating debate about the reduce economic potential going by the reduced population should be reconsidered as a way of shading of old leaf and picking up new ones that would take the city further in terms of culture of prosperity and economic growth. Again, it is seen that the majority population of the Blacks are the most sub-group affecting the population check coming from the consideration that they never observed family planning to that of the role models of family budgeting. The major impact is therefore from the African American population. The cultural change in terms of attitude is geared toward creating a Detroit that is more efficient and less burdened by over dependence.
Another silent factor that would be leverage for Detroit is its positioning in terms of geographical location with regards o both United States and Canada. It has been seen that it is a rare place of many African Americans of the northern part of America and now it is one that is a major connector between the southern Cities of United States and the northern economy of Canada. It would not mean that all export to Canada must be through Detroit City but the influences of the North is going to be a factor in the development of the city just like the southern cities are influenced by the Mexican economy and culture. It can be said that the African Americans will be having reasons to emulate the Canadian economy in order to be buffered from the United States’ one that is at times unstable. The spillage of culture of Canada which is almost as stable as it but with stronger internal systems that do have the steady but slow growth will enable Detroit be one of those cities that have the way forward with no backwardness. There would be no spillage of work force to the northern nation since there is sufficient employment opportunities for the population of the city yet there will be increasing market for the products made in it. There is a wider market for the products of Detroit to the northern American part of the continent than there is for the southern cities like San Antonio in Texas (Bergmann 62). The additional mature market will be served by the population of Detroit that will be making products for it. This makes the location of the city enables it to gear for economic positioning that is yet to be seen.
Detroit is therefore a city that is repositioning for the better. This is mainly enshrined in its cultural and socio-economic activities. There is the cultural aspect of music supplementing the industries thereby crating the best place to work. Also, the ability to have the black majority change of attitude toward investments and entrepreneurship is going to make the city the next New York. The ability to have its burdens shelved by the reduced overburdens of the younger population makes it be minor efficient than it was before. This is despite the observation by others that it would experience an economical setback as a result. Te evidence of the reduced attitude among the majority population coupled with capitalist enthusiasm makes the observation false while reinforcing that this is a strategy that comes as a new culture favourable for growth. The statement that Detroit is gearing up for regional repositioning economically and culturally is true. Also, the argument that the African Americans are at the centre of this gearing is accurate. Detroit will remain a unique city of United Sates despite the cultural advancements and aspects of conservative in terms of industrialization.
Works Cited
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City. Michigan, USA: University of Michigan Press, 2010. Web. Retrieved 18 March 2014 from http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/getting-ghost-luke-bergmann/1100870067?ean=9780472034369
Galster, G. Driving Detroit: The Quest for Respect in the Motor City. University of Michigan
Press, 2012. Web. Retrieved 18 March 2014 from http://www.upenn.edu/pennpress/book/15027.html
Samantha, M. Miliken v Bradley: The Northern Battle for Desegretion. Michigan Bar Journal
2011, 90 (9): 20–22. Print.
