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The Dimensions of Racial Inequality: Occupational and Residential Segregation Across Metropolitan Areas in the United States

The Dimensions of Racial Inequality: Occupational and Residential Segregation Across Metropolitan... Abstract Residential and occupational segregation are two structural systems that perpetuate the disadvantaged status of blacks in American society. Despite extensive research on both these topics, there has been little empirical examination as to whether they are independent systems or both part of a larger monolithic system of racial inequality. An analysis of 1990 Census data for 261 metropolitan areas shows that there is a negative zero‐order correlation between the two forms of segregation. However, controlling for the size of the population accounts for the negative correlation. Net of this exogenous factor, the correlation between the two forms of segregation is not statistically significant. This suggests that for individuals, the issue of racial inequality is one of tradeoffs between forms of disadvantage as one moves from city to city. For policymakers, these results indicate that urban racial inequality is multidimensional, requiring different strategies for different manifestations. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png City and Community SAGE

The Dimensions of Racial Inequality: Occupational and Residential Segregation Across Metropolitan Areas in the United States

City and Community , Volume 2 (4): 1 – Dec 1, 2020

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Publisher
SAGE
ISSN
1535-6841
eISSN
1540-6040
DOI
10.1046/j.1535-6841.2003.00058.x
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Abstract

Abstract Residential and occupational segregation are two structural systems that perpetuate the disadvantaged status of blacks in American society. Despite extensive research on both these topics, there has been little empirical examination as to whether they are independent systems or both part of a larger monolithic system of racial inequality. An analysis of 1990 Census data for 261 metropolitan areas shows that there is a negative zero‐order correlation between the two forms of segregation. However, controlling for the size of the population accounts for the negative correlation. Net of this exogenous factor, the correlation between the two forms of segregation is not statistically significant. This suggests that for individuals, the issue of racial inequality is one of tradeoffs between forms of disadvantage as one moves from city to city. For policymakers, these results indicate that urban racial inequality is multidimensional, requiring different strategies for different manifestations.

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City and CommunitySAGE

Published: Dec 1, 2020

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