White segregation

Date and country of first publication

1990
United States

Definition

White segregation refers to the separation or isolation of white individuals from individuals of other races or ethnicities. This can manifest in various ways, such as racially exclusive neighborhoods, schools, or social gatherings, where white individuals intentionally or unintentionally choose to isolate themselves from people of different races. White segregation can also occur in institutional settings, such as the workplace or government institutions, where individuals of different races may face barriers or exclusionary practices that limit their access or opportunities based on their race. It is important to note that white segregation has historically been perpetuated and enforced by systemic racism and discrimination, contributing to racial inequality and social division.

Related segregation forms

White segregation is frequently discussed in the literature with the following segregation forms:

residential segregation, racial residential segregation, urban segregation, black segregation, native american segregation, racial segregation, metropolitan residential segregation, african american segregation, social segregation, white residential segregation

This visualization is based on the study The Multidisciplinary Landscape of Segregation Research.

For the complete network of interrelated segregation forms, please refer to:

• First year of publication

• Louvain clusters

• Betweenness centrality

• Disciplines in which segregation forms first emerged (Scopus database).

Notes

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White segregation appears in the following literature

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Massey D.S. (1979). Residential segregation of Spanish Americans in united states Urbanized Areas. Demography, 16(4), 553-563. https://doi.org/10.2307/2060935

Lieberson S., Carter D.K. (1982). A Model for Inferring the Voluntary and involuntary causes of residential segregation. Demography, 19(4), 511-526. https://doi.org/10.2307/2061016

Massey D.S. (1983). A research note on residential succession: The hispanic case. Social Forces, 61(3), 825-833. https://doi.org/10.1093/sf/61.3.825

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Bickford A., Massey D.S. (1991). Segregation in the second ghetto: Racial and ethnic segregation in american public housing, 1977. Social Forces, 69(4), 1011-1036. https://doi.org/10.1093/sf/69.4.1011

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Krysan M., Farley R. (2002). The residential preferences of blacks: Do they explain persistent segregation?. Social Forces, 80(3), 937-980. https://doi.org/10.1353/sof.2002.0011

Yarbrough R.A. (2003). Latino/White and Latino/Black segregation in the southeastern United States: Findings from census 2000. Southeastern Geographer, 43(2), 235-248. University of Georgia.https://doi.org/10.1353/sgo.2003.0011

Wilkes R. (2003). The residential segregation of native americans in U.S. Metropolitan areas. Sociological Focus, 36(2), 127-142. https://doi.org/10.1080/00380237.2003.10570720

Dawkins C.J. (2004). Recent evidence on the continuing causes of black white residential segregation. Journal of Urban Affairs, 26(3), 379-400. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0735-2166.2004.00205.x

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Christopher A.J. (2005). The slow pace of desegregation in South African cities, 1996 2001. Urban Studies, 42(12), 2305-2320. https://doi.org/10.1080/00420980500332122

Rosenbaum E., Argeros G. (2005). Holding the line: Housing turnover and the persistence of racial/ethnic segregation in New York City. Journal of Urban Affairs, 27(3), 261-281. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0735-2166.2005.00236.x

Dawkins C. (2006). The spatial pattern of black white segregation in US metropolitan areas: An exploratory analysis. Urban Studies, 43(11), 1943-1969. https://doi.org/10.1080/00420980600897792

Tomaskovic-Devey D., Zimmer C., Stainback K., Robinson C., Taylor T., McTague T. (2006). Documenting desegregation: Segregation in American workplaces by race, ethnicity, and sex, 1966 2003. American Sociological Review, 71(4), 565-588. American Sociological Association.https://doi.org/10.1177/000312240607100403

Wahl A.-M.G., Gunkel S.E. (2007). From old south to new south? Black white residential segregation in micropolitan areas. Sociological Spectrum, 27(5), 507-535. https://doi.org/10.1080/02732170701434674

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Galster G., Cutsinger J. (2007). Racial settlement and metropolitan land use patterns: Does sprawl abet black white segregation?. Urban Geography, 28(6), 516-553. https://doi.org/10.2747/0272-3638.28.6.516

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Friedman S. (2008). Do declines in residential segregation mean stable neighborhood racial integration in metropolitan America? A research note. Social Science Research, 37(3), 920-933. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2007.06.010

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Nuru-Jeter A.M., LaVeist T.A. (2011). Racial segregation, income inequality, and mortality in US metropolitan areas. Journal of Urban Health, 88(2), 270-282. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11524-010-9524-7

Allen J.P., Turner E. (2012). Black White and Hispanic White Segregation in U.S. Counties. Professional Geographer, 64(4), 503-520. https://doi.org/10.1080/00330124.2011.611426

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Anderson K.F., Fullerton A.S. (2012). Racial residential segregation and access to health care coverage: A multilevel analysis. Research in the Sociology of Health Care, 30(), 133-158. Emerald Group Publishing Ltd..https://doi.org/10.1108/S0275-4959(2012)0000030009

Iceland J., Sharp G. (2013). White Residential Segregation in U.S. Metropolitan Areas: Conceptual Issues, Patterns, and Trends from the U.S. Census, 1980 to 2010. Population Research and Policy Review, 32(5), 663-686. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11113-013-9277-6

Sharp G., Iceland J. (2013). The residential segregation patterns of whites by socioeconomic status, 2000 2011. Social Science Research, 42(4), 1046-1060. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2013.03.007

Iceland J., Sharp G., Timberlake J.M. (2013). Sun Belt Rising: Regional Population Change and the Decline in Black Residential Segregation, 1970 2009. Demography, 50(1), 97-123. Duke University Press.https://doi.org/10.1007/s13524-012-0136-6

Hyra D.S., Squires G.D., Renner R.N., Kirk D.S. (2013). Metropolitan Segregation and the Subprime Lending Crisis. Housing Policy Debate, 23(1), 177-198. https://doi.org/10.1080/10511482.2012.697912

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Quillian L. (2014). Does segregation create winners and losers? Residential segregation and inequality in educational attainment. Social Problems, 61(3), 402-426. University of California Press.https://doi.org/10.1525/sp.2014.12193

Hwang J., Hankinson M., Kreg Brown S. (2015). Racial and spatial targeting: Segregation and subprime lending within and across metropolitan areas. Social Forces, 93(3), 1081-1108. Oxford University Press.https://doi.org/10.1093/sf/sou099

Lichter D.T., Parisi D., Taquino M.C. (2015). Spatial Assimilation in U.S. Cities and Communities? Emerging Patterns of Hispanic Segregation from Blacks and Whites. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 660(1), 36-56. SAGE Publications Inc..https://doi.org/10.1177/0002716215572995

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Lichter D.T., Parisi D., Taquino M.C. (2016). Emerging Patterns of Hispanic Residential Segregation: Lessons from Rural and Small Town America. Rural Sociology, 81(4), 483-518. Rural Sociological Society.https://doi.org/10.1111/ruso.12108

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Smith R.M., Blizard Z.D. (2022). Does Municipal Incorporation Influence Levels of Black White Segregation? Evidence from Counties in the Southern United States, 1990 2010. Southeastern Geographer, 62(3), 253-270. University of North Carolina Press.https://doi.org/10.1353/sgo.2022.0028