Beyond Contact Theory: The Impact of Community Affluence on Integration Efforts in Five Suburban High Schools.

Miller, Randi L.

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Publication Date: 1990

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Beyond Contact Theory: The Impact of Community Affluence on Integration Efforts in Five Suburban High Schools.

Miller, Randi L.

Youth and Society, v22 n1 p12-34 Sep 1990

Analyzes the effects of income inequality and community wealth on the desegregation experiences of 69 Black and Puerto Rican students participating in a busing program in five suburban Connecticut high schools. Finds that minority group students were more likely to feel welcome in the less affluent communities. (FMW)

Descriptors: Black Students, Busing, Desegregation Effects, Economic Factors, High Schools, Minority Groups, School Community Relationship, School Desegregation, Social Science Research, Suburban Schools

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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