Voluntary segregation

Date and country of first publication

1995
South Africa

Definition

Voluntary segregation is the act of separating oneself from a particular group or community based on personal choice. This could be for reasons such as cultural differences, personal preferences, or seeking out like-minded individuals. It is different from forced or involuntary segregation, which is imposed by external factors such as laws or societal structures. Voluntary segregation can sometimes be seen as a form of self-preservation or self-expression, but it can also contribute to societal divides and perpetuate stereotypes.

Notes

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Further reading

Maharaj B. (1995) The local state and residential segregation: Durban and the prelude to the group areas act. South African Geographical Journal, 77(1), 33-41. [1]

Satina B., Solmon M.A., Cothran D.J., Loftus S.J., Stockin-Davidson K. (1998) Patriarchal consciousness: Middle school students' and teachers' perspectives of motivational practices. Sport, Education and Society, 3(2), 181-200. Carfax Publishing Company.[2]

Vliegen J., Moore B.C.J., Oxenham A.J. (1999) The role of spectral and periodicity cues in auditory stream segregation, measured using a temporal discrimination task. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 106(2), 938-945. [3]

Buttny R. (1999) Discursive constructions of racial boundaries and self segregation on campus. Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 18(3), 247-268. SAGE Publications Inc..[4]

Bregman A.S., Ahad P.A., Van Loon C. (2001) Stream segregation of narrow band noise bursts. Perception and Psychophysics, 63(5), 790-797. Psychonomic Society Inc..[5]

Maharaj B. (2003) ‘Co operation…consultation and consent’: The failure of voluntary residential segregation in durban (1920 1945). South African Geographical Journal, 85(2), 134-143. [6]

Firman T. (2004) New town development in Jakarta Metropolitan Region: A perspective of spatial segregation. Habitat International, 28(3), 349-368. Elsevier Ltd.[7]

Tannenbaum M., Abugov N., Ravid D. (2006) Hebrew language narratives of Yiddish speaking ultra orthodox girls in Israel. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 27(6), 472-490. [8]

Tannenbaum M., Abugov N., Ravid D. (2007) A developmental perspective on Hebrew narrative production in an ultra Orthodox population. Pragmatics and Cognition, 15(2), 347-378. [9]

Teixeira C. (2007) Residential experiences and the culture of suburbanization: A case study of Portuguese homebuyers in Mississauga. Housing Studies, 22(4), 495-521. [10]

Gans H.J. (2008) Involuntary segregation and the ghetto: Disconnecting process and place. City and Community, 7(4), 353-357. [11]

Merry M.S. (2012) Equality, selfrespect and voluntary separation. Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy, 15(1), 79-100. [12]

Pérez M.R., Bayona-i-Carrasco J., Rúbies I.P. (2012) Spatial patterns of residential segregation in the metropolitan area of Barcelona: Voluntary segregation of the upper groups; [Patrones espaciales de la segregación residencial en la región metropolitana de barcelona: Pautas de segregación de los grupos altos]. Scripta Nova, 16(), 741-798. [13]

McCrudden C. (2012) Religion and education in Northern Ireland: Voluntary segregation reflecting historical divisions. Law, Religious Freedoms and Education in Europe, 133-152. Ashgate Publishing Ltd.[14]

Merry M.S. (2012) Segregation and Civic Virtue. Educational Theory, 62(4), 465-486. [15]

Ibraimovic T., Masiero L. (2014) Do Birds of a Feather Flock Together? The Impact of Ethnic Segregation Preferences on Neighbourhood Choice. Urban Studies, 51(4), 693-711. [16]

van Leeuwen B. (2014) Urban civility or urban community? A false opposition in Richard Sennett's conception of public ethos. European Journal of Social Theory, 17(1), 3-23. [17]

Harris R., Johnston R., Manley D. (2017) The changing interaction of ethnic and socio economic segregation in England and Wales, 1991 2011. Ethnicities, 17(3), 320-349. SAGE Publications Ltd.[18]

Obeng-Odoom F. (2017) The gated housing hierarchy. Property, Place and Piracy, 187-201. CRC Press.[19]

Boschman S., Kleinhans R., van Ham M. (2017) Ethnic differences in realising desires to leave urban neighbourhoods. Journal of Housing and the Built Environment, 32(3), 495-512. Springer Netherlands.[20]

Li S.-M., Hao P. (2017) Socio spatial differentiation of permanent Hong Kong residents and new immigrants from mainland China. Migration in Post-Colonial Hong Kong, 36-57. Taylor and Francis.[21]

Li S.-M., Hao P. (2017) Socio spatial differentiation of permanent Hong Kong residents and new immigrants from mainland China. Migration in Post-Colonial Hong Kong, 36-57. Taylor and Francis.[22]

Warren R.L. (2017) Politics and African American ghettos. Politics and African-American Ghettos, 1-214. Taylor and Francis.[23]

Tagg B. (2018) Men’s netball or mixed gender indoor netball?. Sport in Society, 21(9), 1400-1415. Routledge.[24]

Zadorin M.Y., Kotlova E.S. (2019) The 'hybrid model' of Norway's ethnic policy in its Northern counties: A key to stable interethnic relations. Baltic Region, 11(2), 4-16. Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University.[25]

Lim T., Leong C.-H., Suliman F. (2020) Managing Singapore’s residential diversity through Ethnic Integration Policy. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, 39(2), 109-125. Emerald Group Holdings Ltd..[26]

Gil R., Marion J. (2022) Why Did Firms Practice Segregation? Evidence from Movie Theaters during Jim Crow. Journal of Law and Economics, 65(4), 635-663. University of Chicago Press.[27]

Nasehi S., Yavari A., Salehi E., Emmanuel R. (2022) Role of local climate zone and space syntax on land surface temperature (case study: Tehran). Urban Climate, 45(), -. Elsevier B.V..[28]