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Does Black Socioeconomic Mobility Explain Recent Progress Toward Black-White Residential Integration?
Robert L Wagmiller1, Elizabeth Gage-Bouchard2, Amelia Karraker3
1Department of Sociology, Temple University, 713 Gladfelter Hall, 1115 West Polett Walk, Philadelphia, PA, 19122, USA. robert.wagmiller@temple.edu.
Demography
|July 12, 2017
Summary
Racial residential segregation has declined significantly since the 1970s. This decrease is linked to educational gains and improved neighborhood access for Black Americans born after the Civil Rights Movement.
Area of Science:
- Sociology
- Urban Studies
- Demography
Background:
- Black-white residential segregation in U.S. metropolitan areas has declined by approximately 25% since 1970.
- Understanding the drivers of this decline is crucial for addressing persistent inequalities.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify the sources of the decline in black-white residential segregation.
- To analyze the impact of social and economic changes on residential patterns across different Black cohorts.
Main Methods:
- Utilized individual-level, geocoded data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID).
- Employed Blinder-Oaxaca regression decomposition to analyze cohort-specific changes in segregation.
- Differentiated contributions from changes in Black individuals' characteristics versus changes in the association between these characteristics and segregation.
Main Results:
- Black cohorts reaching adulthood before the Civil Rights Movement experienced high segregation levels.
- Cohorts transitioning to adulthood during and after the Civil Rights era (post-1960s) showed significantly lower residential segregation.
- The decline in segregation for later cohorts resulted from both improved socioeconomic attainment and a stronger link between these attributes and neighborhood integration.
Conclusions:
- Educational advancements and better access to integrated neighborhoods for post-Civil Rights era cohorts are key drivers of reduced residential segregation.
- Socioeconomic progress and its association with neighborhood choice have played a significant role in improving residential integration for Black Americans.
- The findings highlight the lasting impact of the Civil Rights Movement on residential patterns and opportunities.
Keywords:
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