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Fairchild, Halford H.; Tucker, M. Belinda – Journal of Social Issues, 1982
Uses a multidisciplinary approach to examine trends in Black residential mobility from slavery to the present. Focuses particularly on evolution of urban ghettos and considers present and future public policy issues. (GC)
Descriptors: Black History, Black Population Trends, Ghettos, Industrialization
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Clay, Phillip I. – Urban Affairs Quarterly, 1979
The Black suburbanization that is occurring represents more of a resegregation of Blacks in particular sectors of suburbia than dispersal in an open housing market. (Author/RLV)
Descriptors: Blacks, Case Studies, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Housing Opportunities
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Darden, Joe T. – Amerasia Journal, 1986
The report assesses residential segregation of Asians, Blacks, and Native Americans, and the relationship between their SES and the degree of minority suburbanization. The following results were found: (1) SES and education level are related to residential segregation; (2) as suburbanization increases, segregation decreases; and (3) differences in…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Metropolitan Areas, Minority Groups, Neighborhood Integration
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Logan, John R.; Stearns, Linda Brewster – Social Forces, 1981
Examines the relationships between class, ethnicity, and the natural community life cycle and determines how these factors bear on the racial composition of suburban communities. Suggests that the variables associated with the ecological life cycle model are not significant predictors of change in suburban racial composition. (Author/APM)
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Correlation, Ethnic Distribution, Ethnicity
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Logan, John R.; Schneider, Mark – American Journal of Sociology, 1984
Black migration to American suburbs accelerated from 1970-80, increasing the proportion of Blacks in suburbs throughout the United States. In the North Blacks moved disproportionately into communities with high Black concentrations, while in the South, many Black suburbs experienced an influx of white residents. (Author/IS)
Descriptors: Blacks, Migration Patterns, Neighborhood Integration, Racial Composition
Fox, Roger; Haines, Deborah – 1978
This report attempts to answer the question "where do blacks currently live in Chicago?" and to clarify some of the housing related needs and desires of the black community and some of the patterns and forces which shape residential choice. The maps included in the report, developed using a "windshield survey," demonstrate that…
Descriptors: Black Population Trends, Blacks, Housing Discrimination, Neighborhood Integration
Muller, Peter O. – 1975
Interrelated forces which have shaped the distribution of population in metropolitan areas, and the social geography of the suburbs in particular, are described in this work. Contemporary patterns and problems concerning the organization of social space in the outer city are reviewed. Suburbia's residential spatial structure is examined in terms…
Descriptors: Blacks, Census Figures, Demography, Employment Patterns
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Watras, Joseph – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 1997
Reviews "Dismantling Desegregation: The Quiet Reversal of Brown v. Board of Education" (Gary Orfield, Susan E. Eaton), a book that describes the return of segregated schooling in U.S. cities and its relationship to segregated neighborhoods. Suggests that the book focuses on public policies while overlooking the importance of moral considerations…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Case Studies, Court Litigation, Cultural Pluralism
Orfield, Gary – 1979
The significance of continuing segregation in Chicago's public schools is discussed in this report. The failure of the "Access to Excellence" program to achieve voluntary school integration in spite of magnet programs and permissive transfers is described. The question of white flight is examined in light of the belief that mandatory…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Board of Education Role, Desegregation Effects, Desegregation Methods
Pearce, Diana – 1980
A research project was conducted based on the hypothesis that metropolitan school desegregation, by removing white enclaves in the schools, has an effect on the way housing choices are made and results in lower levels of housing segregation. By comparing seven pairs of cities that are otherwise similar (in terms of size, region, minority…
Descriptors: Advertising, Comparative Analysis, Desegregation Effects, Desegregation Plans