Residential Segregation 16

Question 1

In Krysan et al (2009), when they controlled for neighborhood class characteristics, did black respondents distinguish between the all-black and racially mixed neighborhoods.

Answer 1

No, they did not. But our results also depart from prior studies (Farley et al. 1994) that conclude that the 50-50 neighborhood is the most attractive for African- Americans. This raises the possibility that earlier studies have overstated blacks’ lack of interest in all-black neighborhoods.

Question 2

In Krysan et al (2009), which neighborhood(s) did racial stereotypes influence reactions: all-white, mixed, and/or all-black neighborhoods.

Answer 2

all-black

Question 3

In Krysan et al (2009), when neighborhoods had identical observable social class characteristics, what neighborhood was evaluated as the least desirable by blacks?

Answer 3

all-white

Question 4

What do Krysan et al (2009) find concerning the role of in-group identity as an important factor shaping black residential preferences (Clark 1991; Thernstrom and Thernstrom 1996; Patterson 1997)?

Answer 4

Contrary to speculations about the causes of racial residential segregation that focus on the role of in-group identity as an important factor shaping black residential preferences (Clark 1991; Thernstrom and Thernstrom 1996; Patterson 1997), we found that none of our measures of in-group identity were statistically significant predictors of African-Americans’ reactions to racial composition.