She began teaching urban sociology just as the “new urban sociology” was emerging, partly in response to a series of urban riots (many of which involved African-Americans reacting to police brutality or other manifestations of systemic racism) that took place in U.S. cities in the late 1960s.
She began teaching urban sociology as part of the "new urban sociology" movement, which was emerging partly in response to a series of urban riots (many involving African Americans reacting to police brutality or other manifestations of systemic racism) that occurred in U.S. cities during the late 1960s.