Residential Segregation 20 Flashcards
Describe the strong version of the place stratification theory.
The strong version of place stratification implies that minorities are less able than whites to convert their socioeconomic resources into advantaged locational attainments, and that the “most successful members [of the minority group]may live in worse locations than even the lowest-status members of the majority” (Logan and Alba 1993:244).
Describe the weak version of the place stratification theory.
The weak version of place stratification theory posits that minorities are forced to pay more than whites to achieve advantageous neighborhood outcomes because minorities face a higher barrier to neighborhood entry. As a result, the effects of individual SES on neighborhood quality tend to be stronger for minority than majority group members, but here too even high-SES minorities are unable to attain a level of neighborhood quality enjoyed by majority group members with comparable SES.
Define multigroup stability.
This is the notion that, relative to the mid-20th century dynamic of whites and blacks only, the current multi-ethnic condition of U.S. cities creates opportunities for slower local transitions and for more stable integration in those neighborhoods that do become diverse.
Logan and Zhang (2010) define “global” neighborhoods. What are they and how do they behave?
Neighborhoods with a significant presence of whites as well as multiple minorities. They tend to lose whites more slowly than neighborhoods primarily composed of whites plus a single minority group. Moreover, they found that it is easier for blacks to enter white neighborhoods in significant numbers if these neighborhoods are first pioneered by Asians and/or Hispanics.
What is the fragmented diversity hypothesis?
In other words, these studies suggest that in each city changes toward greater diversity are observed in some local areas while many people and neighborhoods remain stubbornly segregated. (Reibel et al. 2011)
