Suggests that a large portion of white America will try to secure better housing without paying the price of desegregation; and that, on the other hand, if whites and blacks make desegregation a non-negotiable item, there may be still time to undo the work of the past one hundred years--integrate the two races. (Author)

Attempts to determine the basis for the conscious acts and decisions of individuals and organizations which constitute housing discrimination, in order to be able to decide how to intervene most effectively; the racial practices of real estate brokers are held to offer one such point of intervention. (RJ)

Focuses on the factors which influence black residential patterns in Boston, Denver, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, San Francisco, and Seattle; attempts to move a step beyond the traditional demographic projection of changing numbers in time to that of projecting the spatial locus of the population. (RJ)

Stresses the need for a national commitment to provide equal opportunity for minorities by helping them out of the ghetto. (BH)

Part of a series of articles entitled "Environment and the Child.

Examining the adaptation of unauthorized Mexican workers in Los Angeles (California), the study revealed a binational life-style. Rather than giving up ties to Mexico, these workers maintained residences in both countries. Extended residence in the United States resulted in an awareness of the advantages of living in both countries. (NQA)

In answer to criticism of the dissimilarity index in measuring the amount of segregation (occupational and racial) in communities, the author has developed an index which reflects differences between cities possessing concentrated ghettos and those with multiple residential clusters. The proximity measure incorporates spatial qualities directly…

Social science evidence introduced in school desegregation cases now emphasizes demographic factors rather than social psychological data. While a reciprocal relationship exists between the development of legal strategy and the use of social science data, in general, lawyers have guided the selection of social science evidence for courtroom use.…

Reports on the results of applying a multivariate regression model of living arrangement choices to census data on the 1970 U.S. population of nonmarried, nonparenting adults. The central finding was that no special role for the elderly in living arrangement choices existed. (Author)

A model is constructed to test the comparative effects of public schools' racial composition and academic quality on neighborhood housing prices. Empirical results suggest that a school's academic quality (measured by reading levels) is a stronger determinant of local housing costs than its racial composition. (Author/RW)

Discusses residential segregation and the relationship between spatial distance and social isolation through a review of relevant literature and an analysis of census data. Presents five criteria for interpreting the space representing distances among ethnic groups: socioeconomic status, access to local authority housing, immigration patterns,…

This paper assesses the relative importance of deprivation and social integration factors in accounting for neighborhood differences in feelings of powerlessness. (Author/RLV)

This paper explores the problem of segregation due to racial patterns in housing by examining the role of real estate agents, acting as a community of gatekeepers, in the perpetration of racial segregation. (Author/EB)

Housing needs of the elderly and limited steps taken so far to meet these needs are described including Federally-assisted housing, retirement communities, and retirement residences. Staffing patterns in such projects are reviewed: Management, clerical, and maintenance personnel. (JT)