Informational segregation

Date and country of first publication

2018
United States

Definition

Informational segregation refers to the separation or division of information based on certain characteristics, such as race, ethnicity, gender, or socioeconomic status. This can occur in various settings, such as schools, workplaces, media, and society as a whole.

Informational segregation can have negative implications, as it can reinforce stereotypes, limit access to diverse perspectives, and perpetuate inequalities. It can also contribute to the spread of misinformation and the reinforcement of biased narratives.

Efforts to reduce informational segregation can include promoting diversity and inclusion in the sources of information, ensuring equitable access to information for all individuals, and actively challenging and addressing biases and stereotypes in information dissemination. By breaking down informational segregation, society can move toward a more inclusive and informed community.

Synonyms

The following terms are synonymous with informational segregation:

information segregation.

References and literature addressing this segregation form under these synonymous terms can be found below.

Related segregation forms

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

residential segregation, housing segregation, socioeconomic segregation, income 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).

Informational segregation appears in the following literature

Wadehra S., Mishra A. (2018). Encouraging urban households to segregate the waste they generate: Insights from a field experiment in Delhi, India. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 134(), 239-247. Elsevier B.V..https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2018.03.013

Turetsky K.M., Riddle T.A. (2018). Porous Chambers, Echoes of Valence and Stereotypes: A Network Analysis of Online News Coverage Interconnectedness Following a Nationally Polarizing Race Related Event. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 9(2), 163-175. SAGE Publications Inc..https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550617733519

Boeing G. (202). Online rental housing market representation and the digital reproduction of urban inequality. Environment and Planning A, 52(2), 449-468. SAGE Publications Ltd.https://doi.org/10.1177/0308518X19869678

Ismail M., Warsame A., Wilhelmsson M. (2021). Do segregated housing markets have a spillover effect on housing prices in nearby residential areas?. Journal of European Real Estate Research, 14(2), 169-186. Emerald Group Holdings Ltd..https://doi.org/10.1108/JERER-06-2020-0037

Beni M.D. (2022). A tale of two architectures free energy, its models, and modularity. Consciousness and Cognition, 98(), -. Academic Press Inc..https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2021.103257