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How low can it go? Declining black-white segregation in a multiethnic context.

L J Krivo1, R L Kaufman

  • 1Department of Sociology, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210, USA. krivo.1@osu.edu

Demography
|February 26, 1999
PubMed
Summary

Racial residential segregation is unlikely when the Black population is small. However, in multiethnic areas, some segregation is needed for whites to maintain low contact with Black neighbors, even with small Black populations.

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Area of Science:

  • Sociology
  • Urban Studies
  • Demography

Background:

  • Research on white-Black neighborhood contact and segregation is extended.
  • Existing measures do not fully account for multiethnic contexts.
  • The study focuses on the minimum level of segregation (the "floor") under low contact conditions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a new measure for the floor of racial residential segregation.
  • To examine how multiethnic contexts influence Black-White segregation.
  • To assess the conditions under which Black-White desegregation is likely or unlikely.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a novel measurement for the floor of racial residential segregation.
  • Analysis incorporating population composition and interethnic contact levels.

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  • Modeling the impact of multiethnic contexts on segregation dynamics.

    • Main Results:

    • Black-White desegregation is probable when the Black population share is minimal.
    • Desegregation becomes improbable as the Black population share increases.
    • In sufficiently large multiethnic contexts, moderate Black-White segregation is required for whites to maintain low neighborhood contact, irrespective of the Black population size.

    Conclusions:

    • The size of the Black population is a primary determinant of Black-White desegregation.
    • Multiethnic contexts introduce complexities, potentially necessitating segregation to maintain low intergroup contact.
    • Findings challenge simple assumptions about desegregation and highlight the role of context in shaping residential patterns.