Multigroup segregation

Date and country of first publication

2002
United States

Definition

Multi-group segregation refers to the separation or isolation of different ethnic, racial, religious, or cultural groups in society. It occurs when these groups live in separate neighborhoods, attend separate schools, and have limited interaction with one another.

One common example of multi-group segregation is residential segregation. Different ethnic or racial groups tend to live in specific neighborhoods, resulting in segregated communities. This segregation can be a result of historical discrimination, economic disparities, or personal preferences.

In education, multi-group segregation can be seen through the existence of racially or ethnically homogenous schools. Some communities have schools that predominantly serve one specific group while others serve a different group. This segregation can impact educational opportunities and perpetuate inequalities.

Multi-group segregation also extends to employment and social networks. Discrimination and bias can lead to limited access to job opportunities and exclude certain groups from social connections and resources.

Multi-group segregation has negative consequences for society, as it hinders social cohesion, fosters stereotypes and prejudice, and perpetuates inequality. Efforts to promote integration and inclusivity are essential to addressing and reducing multi-group segregation.

Synonyms

The following terms are synonymous with multigroup segregation:

multi group segregation.

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

Related segregation forms

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

residential segregation, spatial segregation, racial segregation, group segregation, ethnic segregation, educational segregation, occupational segregation, occupational gender segregation, micro segregation, dichotomous segregation, gender segregation, horizontal gender segregation, social segregation, racial residential segregation, local segregation, school 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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Multigroup segregation appears in the following literature

Reardon S.F., Firebaugh G. (2002). Measures of multigroup segregation. Sociological Methodology, 32(), 33-67. SAGE Publications Ltd.https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9531.00110

Meng G., Hall G.B., Roberts S. (2006). Multi group segregation indices for measuring ordinal classes. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 30(3), 275-299. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2005.06.005

Fossett M. (2006). Ethnic preferences, social distance dynamics, and residential segregation: Theoretical explorations using simulation analysis. Journal of Mathematical Sociology, 30(3-4), 185-273. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222500500544052

Lee B.A., Reardon S.F., Firebaugh G., Farrell C.R., Matthews S.A., O'Sullivan D. (2008). Beyond the census tract: Patterns and determinants of racial segregation at multiple geographic scales. American Sociological Review, 73(5), 766-791. American Sociological Association.https://doi.org/10.1177/000312240807300504

Mora R., Ruiz-Castillo J. (2009). The invariance properties of the mutual information index of multigroup segregation. Research on Economic Inequality, 17(), 33-53. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1049-2585(2009)0000017005

Lim U., Kim D.H. (201). Do Birds of a Feather Flock Together? Exploring the Geography of Educational Segregation in Seoul, Korea. Studies in Regional Science, 40(2), 479-494. https://doi.org/10.2457/srs.40.479

Hao L., Fong E. (2011). Linking dichotomous segregation with multi group segregation: Weighted segregation ratios in selected U.S. metropolitan areas. Social Science Research, 40(1), 379-391. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2010.05.005

Andreoli F. (2012). Multigroup segregation patterns and determinants: The case of immigrants in an italian city. Research on Economic Inequality, 20(), 91-116. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1049-2585(2012)0000020007

Guinea-Martin D., Mora R., Ruiz-Castillo J. (2015). The joint effect of ethnicity and gender on occupational segregation. An approach based on the Mutual Information Index. Social Science Research, 49(), 167-178. Academic Press Inc..https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2014.08.007

Diprete T.A., Eller C.C., Bol T., van de Werfhorst H.G. (2017). School to work linkages in the United States, Germany, and France. American Journal of Sociology, 122(6), 1869-1938. University of Chicago Press.https://doi.org/10.1086/691327

Heiniger M., Imdorf C. (2018). The role of vocational education in the transmission of gender segregation from education to employment: Switzerland and Bulgaria compared. Journal for Labour Market Research, 52(1), -. Springer Berlin Heidelberg.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12651-018-0248-6

Bellman B., Spielman S.E., Franklin R.S. (2018). Local Population Change and Variations in Racial Integration in the United States, 2000 2010. International Regional Science Review, 41(2), 233-255. SAGE Publications Inc..https://doi.org/10.1177/0160017616665669

Ray Chaudhury A., Sinha M. (2019). Multi group segregation for nominal and ordinal categorical data: An application to socio religious groups in India. Journal of Policy Modeling, 41(6), 1095-1108. Elsevier B.V..https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpolmod.2019.04.002

Benassi F., Iglesias-Pascual R., Salvati L. (202). Residential segregation and social diversification: Exploring spatial settlement patterns of foreign population in Southern European cities. Habitat International, 101(), -. Elsevier Ltd.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2020.102200

Yamaguchi K. (2021). Multigroup Segregation Analyses with Covariates. Sociological Methodology, 51(2), 224-252. SAGE Publications Ltd.https://doi.org/10.1177/0081175020981120

Elbers B. (2021). Trends in U.S. Residential Racial Segregation, 1990 to 2020. Socius, 7(), -. SAGE Publications Inc..https://doi.org/10.1177/23780231211053982

del Río C., Alonso-Villar O. (2022). On Measuring Segregation in a Multigroup Context: Standardized Versus Unstandardized Indices. Social Indicators Research, 163(2), 633-659. Springer Science and Business Media B.V..https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-022-02911-y

Andreoli F., Zoli C. (2022). Robust dissimilarity comparisons with categorical outcomes. Social Choice and Welfare, -. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH.https://doi.org/10.1007/s00355-022-01419-1