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Kin Propinquity, Residential Mobility, and the Persistence of Segregation
Benjamin F Jarvis1, Guilherme Kenji Chihaya2,1, Eduardo Tapia1
1Institute for Analytical Sociology, Linköping University, Norrköping, Sweden.
Demography
|December 16, 2025
Summary
Living near relatives (kin propinquity) helps maintain residential segregation in Stockholm. While not a cause, this preference for proximity reinforces existing ethnic neighborhood divisions.
Area of Science:
- Urban Sociology
- Demography
- Spatial Analysis
Background:
- Residential segregation between ancestry groups is established early in immigrant settlement.
- Disparities in kin distribution arise for children of immigrants compared to native Swedes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the relationship between kin propinquity, residential mobility, and segregation persistence.
- To determine if preferences for living near kin are sufficient to generate or maintain segregation.
Main Methods:
- Agent-based modeling to simulate segregation dynamics.
- Discrete choice models applied to longitudinal residential history data (1998-2017).
- Analysis of movers aged 18-30 using Swedish population registers.
Main Results:
- Preferences for kin propinquity are sufficient to maintain, but not generate, segregation.
- Individuals are more likely to move to neighborhoods near kin, controlling for other factors.
- Kin propinquity increases segregation between Swedish and non-Swedish ancestry groups, especially for highly segregated groups.
Conclusions:
- Kin propinquity is a significant factor in the persistence of residential segregation.
- Findings contribute to the understanding of social structural sorting and its impact on ethnic segregation.
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