Explores Black and White attendance in American art events. Blacks generally participated more in Afro-American events, Whites in Euro-American. Differences greatest in public consumption, smaller in private. Assesses cultural convergence and competition theories with survey data. Discusses need for middle-class minorities to cultivate membership…

Three prominent explanations of ethnic differences in social participation (isolation, compensation, and ethnic community theories) are critically examined. A social-psychological approach emphasizing self-efficacy and system-blaming is proposed as an alternative. The findings, as predicted, indicate greater differences within races than between…

Based on an analysis of the age, size, percent black, and occupational income differential in 32 southern cities, the findings show that age is still the strongest predictor of residential segregation. (Author)

Suggests that although the explained variance in negro immigration rates is much lower than that for whites, comparisons of the patterns of ecological determinants for the two races show more similarities than differences. (Author)

Compares occupational attainment of non-White immigrants (West Indians, East Indians, Bangladeshis, Pakistanis, Chinese, Africans) in London and New York. Results indicate that New York is occupationally more favorable than London for non-White immigrant men, perhaps because in New York, African American and Puerto Rican men are at the bottom of…