Ethnoracial segregation

Date and country of first publication

1985
United States

Definition

Ethnoracial segregation refers to the spatial separation of different racial or ethnic groups within a society. It occurs when certain racial or ethnic groups predominantly inhabit specific geographic areas, neighborhoods, or communities, often as a result of historical processes, socioeconomic factors, discriminatory practices, or personal choices. Ethnoracial segregation can be observed in various aspects of life, including housing patterns, educational institutions, workplaces, and social interactions. This segregation can have significant implications for social equity, access to resources and opportunities, and the perpetuation of racial or ethnic disparities. Efforts to address ethnoracial segregation often involve policies and initiatives aimed at promoting diversity, inclusion, and equal access to housing, education, and employment opportunities.

Synonyms

The following terms are synonymous with:

ethno racial segregation; race ethnic segregation; race ethnicity segregation; racial ethnic segregation.

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

Related segregation forms

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

racial segregation, ethnic residential segregation, residential segregation, district segregation, ethnic segregation, black white segregation, socioeconomic segregation, school district segregation, metropolitan segregation, school segregation

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Notes

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Ethnoracial segregation appears in the following literature

Hwang S.-S., Murdock S.H., Parpia B., Hamm R.R. (1985). The Effects of Race and Socioeconomic Status on Residential Segregation in Texas, 1970 80. Social Forces, 63(3), 732-747. Oxford University Press.https://doi.org/10.1093/sf/63.3.732

Aneshensel C.S., Sucoff C.A. (1996). The Neighborhood Context of Adolescent Mental Health. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 37(4), 293-310. American Sociological Association.https://doi.org/10.2307/2137258

Massey D.S., Fischer M.J. (1999). Does rising income bring integration? New results for Blacks, Hispanics, and Asians in 1990. Social Science Research, 28(3), 316-326. https://doi.org/10.1006/ssre.1999.0660

James J. (2). The dysfunctional and the disappearing: Democracy, race and imprisonment. Social Identities, 6(4), 483-492. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504630020026422

Massey D.S., Fischer M.J. (2). How segregation concentrates poverty. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 23(4), 670-691. Routledge.https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870050033676

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

Masi C.M., Hawkley L.C., Harry Piotrowski Z., Pickett K.E. (2007). Neighborhood economic disadvantage, violent crime, group density, and pregnancy outcomes in a diverse, urban population. Social Science and Medicine, 65(12), 2440-2457. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.07.014

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Thomas M.E. (2008). The paradoxes of personhood: Banal multiculturalism and racial ethnic identification among Latina and Armenian girls at a Los Angeles high school. Environment and Planning A, 40(12), 2864-2878. https://doi.org/10.1068/a40141

Queneau H. (2009). Trends in occupational segregation by race and ethnicity in the USA: Evidence from detailed data. Applied Economics Letters, 16(13), 1347-1350. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504850701367346

Gurin P., Gurin G., Matlock J., Wade-Golden K. (2009). Commonality in values across the racial divide. Twenty-First Century Color Lines: Multiracial Change in Contemporary America, 235-257. Temple University Press.https://doi.org/

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Feldmeyer B. (201). The Effects Of Racial/Ethnic Segregation On Latino And Black Homicide. Sociological Quarterly, 51(4), 600-623. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1533-8525.2010.01185.x

Braddock II J.H., Del Carmen Gonzalez A. (201). Social isolation and social cohesion: The effects of K 12 neighborhood and school segregation on intergroup orientations. Teachers College Record, 112(6), 1631-1653. Teachers College, Columbia University.https://doi.org/

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Préteceille E. (2011). Has ethno racial segregation increased in the greater Paris metropolitan area?. Revue Francaise de Sociologie, 52(SUPPL.), 31-62. Editions Ophrys.https://doi.org/10.3917/rfs.525.0031

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