Descriptor
| Residential Patterns | 7 |
| Urban Areas | 4 |
| Ethnic Groups | 3 |
| Foreign Countries | 2 |
| Poverty | 2 |
| Racial Distribution | 2 |
| School Segregation | 2 |
| Urban Youth | 2 |
| Children | 1 |
| Data Analysis | 1 |
| Databases | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Urban Studies | 7 |
Author
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 6 |
| Reports - Research | 3 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedIhlanfeldt, Keith R.; Scafidi, Benjamin P. – Urban Studies, 2002
Examines the neighborhood contact hypothesis, which states that interracial neighborhood contact helps break down prejudice. Data from the Multicity Study of Urban Inequality indicate that neighborhood contact affects the attitudes of Whites towards Blacks only if this contact is with Blacks of the same or higher social status. Contact with white…
Descriptors: Racial Bias, Racial Composition, Residential Patterns, Urban Areas
Peer reviewedMadden, Janice Fanning – Urban Studies, 2003
Used 1970-90 Census data to examine changes in spatial concentrations of income and poverty within large metropolitan areas. The filtering of older residential buildings to lower-income groups contributed to increased poverty and decreased median household incomes within central cities and certain inner suburbs. White flight and the non-poor's…
Descriptors: Family Income, Low Income Groups, Metropolitan Areas, Population Trends
Peer reviewedCarter, William H.; Schill, Michael H.; Wachter, Susan M. – Urban Studies, 1998
Describes the concentration of poor and minority populations in public housing in the United States, and examines the relationship between the location of public housing and changes in neighborhood poverty rates through a longitudinal database for four large U.S. cities. In each city, a significant relationship can be traced. (SLD)
Descriptors: Databases, Longitudinal Studies, Minority Groups, Neighborhoods
Peer reviewedvan Kempen, Ronald; Ozuekren, A. Sule – Urban Studies, 1998
Offers an overview of the explanatory factors of ethnic segregation and spatial concentration in modern welfare states. Traditional theories, behavioral theories, and theories in which restraints are central are reviewed, and restructuring processes are explored in light of economic change. The future of ethnic segregation is outlined. (SLD)
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Inner City, Racial Distribution, Racial Segregation
Peer reviewedKarsten, Lia – Urban Studies, 1998
Uses interviews with 454 children, aged seven to 12 years, in five Amsterdam neighborhoods to explore whether differentiation and segregation are vital dimensions of children's experience in Amsterdam. Results indicate big differences in children's experiences, but the city's population is so diverse it is difficult to draw conclusions about the…
Descriptors: Children, Diversity (Student), Ethnic Groups, Experience
Peer reviewedStruyk, Raymond J.; Marshall, Sue – Urban Studies, 1973
The relationship between household income and home ownership is nonlinear, with the effect of increments of income being positive, but at a decreasing rate at the upper end of the range. Whites with a high permanent income have a low rate of tenure probability. (Author/WI)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Demography, Economic Factors, Family (Sociological Unit)
Peer reviewedGramberg, Peter – Urban Studies, 1998
Deals with facets of school segregation in Amsterdam, a city in which two-thirds of youth have a non-native background. The role of residential segregation in the segregation of elementary schools and the importance of educational background in the segregation of secondary schools are discussed. There are implications for schooling in the United…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries
