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Eklund, Kent E.; Williams, Oliver P. – Urban Affairs Quarterly, 1978
This research study explores changes in the geographic dispersal of social classes in Philadelphia over a 20-year period. Discussed are the changes which occurred between the central city and its suburbs and those which occurred among suburban municipalities. Descriptions of several hypothetical models about the changes are tested. (EB)
Descriptors: Dropouts, Inner City, Population Distribution, Population Trends
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Mulhern, John J., Ed. – 1976
This document contains the proceedings of a conference dealing with the issues that face U.S. cities today. Convened in October of 1979, the conference was sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. The document contains addresses and comments by six authorities on the current fiscal situation of large cities. The presentation…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Government Role, History, Housing
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Frey, William H. – American Sociological Review, 1984
Adopting the demographer's cohort-component projection model, this study examines migration patterns for six cities. The results show that White and Black lifecourse migration patterns have become more alike in the post-1970 period; yet, significant racial disparities still exist. Thus, recent migration patterns do not imply eventual metropolitan…
Descriptors: Black Population Trends, Cohort Analysis, Family Mobility, Inner City