scholarly journals Residential Segregation and Socio-economic Integration of Visible minorities in Canada

2006 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 126-144
Author(s):  
T. R. Balakrishnan ◽  
Paul Maxim ◽  
Rozzet Jurdi
Keyword(s):  
Residential Segregation ◽  
Basic Question ◽  
Residential Patterns ◽  
Spatial Assimilation ◽  
Socioeconomic Resources ◽  
Visible Minorities ◽  
Socioeconomic Achievement ◽  
Canadian Context ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Assimilation Model

Using the 2001 Census of Canada, this paper examines whether spatial residential patterns relate to an ethnic group’s socioeconomic achievement within urban Canada. Most literature suggests that ethnic clustering is primarily a consequence of systematic discrimination or poor socioeconomic resources. Our basic question is whether the relationship between residential segregation and social integration is weakening, thus making the spatial assimilation model less relevant than in the past. The results suggest the assimilation model provides a poor explanation in the Canadian context. Residential segregation persists over time although considerable variation exists among the CMAs. 

Suburbanization and Home Ownership: The Spatial Assimilation Process in U.S. Metropolitan Areas

2000 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 137-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Fong ◽  
Kumiko Shibuya
Keyword(s):  
Home Ownership ◽  
Central City ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Racial Groups ◽  
Residential Patterns ◽  
Spatial Assimilation ◽  
Socioeconomic Resources ◽  
Assimilation Process ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
Assimilation Model

This article provides a detailed picture of spatial assimilation by simultaneously considering suburbanization and home ownership in order to model the complexity of residential patterns in modern society. The data are from the 1% Sample of the 1990 PUMS. Multinominal logit analyses were used to estimate the effects of socioeconomic level, acculturation characteristics, and race/ethnicity on the likelihood of householders being home owners or renters by housing locations. The results show that these factors affect the likelihood of householders living in suburbs for each tenure status in unique ways. Second, contrary to the spatial assimilation model, there is evidence that householders who are more acculturated and have more socioeconomic resources would rather be home owners in the central city than live in the suburbs as renters. Finally, the results also suggest extensive differences across racial groups in the effects of socioeconomic resources and acculturation.

scholarly journals Do More-Assimilated Latinxs Leave the Barrio and Move to “White” Neighborhoods? Latinxs, Young Adults, and Spatial Assimilation

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 237802311987978
Author(s):  
Pat Rubio Goldsmith ◽  
Martin Puga
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Residential Segregation ◽  
Bachelor's Degree ◽  
Spatial Assimilation ◽  
Multiple Dimensions ◽  
White Neighborhoods ◽  
Theory Use ◽  
Language Assimilation ◽  
Residential Attainment ◽  
Assimilation Model

Studies of Latinx–white residential segregation and of Latinx residential attainment consistently report findings consistent with spatial assimilation. Nevertheless, most studies of this theory use statistical models that cannot account for multiple dimensions of neighborhoods that may influence residential attainment. In this article, we test predictions of the spatial assimilation model using discrete choice analyses, a multidimensional model. We use data from the National Educational Longitudinal Study on the residential attainment of 1,080 Latinx young adults, most of whom have recently left their parents’ homes. After accounting for the multiple dimensions of neighborhoods, we find little evidence that assimilation from income, generation, or barrio background influences young adult residential attainment. The consequences of language assimilation are modest. However, we find that Latinx young adults with a bachelor’s degree live in “whiter” and “less Latinx” neighborhoods than those without a BA net of these multiple dimensions. The findings suggest that increased assimilation among Latinx young adults is unlikely to improve their residential attainment unless it specifically includes greater education.

Residential Patterns across Generations of New Immigrant Groups

2009 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 409-428 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Fong ◽  
Feng Hou
Keyword(s):  
Minority Groups ◽  
Metropolitan Areas ◽  
Visible Minority ◽  
Residential Patterns ◽  
Spatial Assimilation ◽  
Socioeconomic Resources ◽  
Previous Generation ◽  
Place Stratification ◽  
Residential Integration ◽  
New Immigrant

This article explores residential patterns across generations of new immigrant groups. The discussion is situated in a multi-ethnic context. The analysis is based on data from the 2001 Canadian census and focuses on three visible minority groups in the four largest metropolitan areas of Canada. In line with the spatial assimilation perspective, the authors found that visible minority groups reside in neighborhoods where, over generations, as the proportion of whites increases, the proportions of their own group and other minority groups decline. The findings also show support that socioeconomic resources are positively related to residential integration and that each successive generation is more efficient than the previous generation in translating socioeconomic resources. However, echoing the place stratification perspective, variations in the effect of socioeconomic resources within each group and generation have been documented. Taken together, the results suggest that the factors contributing to residential integration are more complicated in a multi-ethnic context.

scholarly journals Racial and Ethnic Group Spatial Assimilation in Inner and Outer Suburban Rings

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 229
Author(s):  
Grigoris Argeros
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Race And Ethnicity ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Spatial Assimilation ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Status Characteristics ◽  
Suburban Ring ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Assimilation Model

The present study examines inner and outer suburban ring attainment outcomes among racial and ethnic groups that reside in the nation’s metropolitan areas. The main objective is to evaluate the extent to which the relationship between racial and ethnic group’s socioeconomic status characteristics and residence between inner and outer suburban rings conforms to the tenets of the spatial assimilation model. Using micro-level data from the five-year 2012–2016 American Community Survey, the author calculates multinomial logistic regression models to determine the effects of socioeconomic status (SES) and other relevant predictors on residence within the nation’s metropolitan area’s suburban inner and outer rings. The results both confirm and contradict the main tenets of the spatial assimilation model. To the extent that income, education, and homeownership are positively related to residence in both suburban rings, the findings also suggest that access to inner and outer rings is hierarchically stratified by race and ethnicity.

scholarly journals Racial and Ethnic Group Spatial Assimilation in Inner and Outer Suburban Rings

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grigoris Argeros
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Race And Ethnicity ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Spatial Assimilation ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Status Characteristics ◽  
Suburban Ring ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Assimilation Model

The present study examines inner and outer suburban ring attainment outcomes among racial and ethnic groups residing in the nation’s metropolitan areas. The main objective is to evaluate the extent to which the relationship between racial and ethnic group’s socioeconomic status characteristics and residence between inner and outer suburban rings conforms to the tenets of the spatial assimilation model. Using micro-level data from the 5-year 2012-2016 American Community Survey, the author calculates multinomial logistic regression models to determine the effects of SES and other relevant predictors on residence within the nation’s metropolitan area’s suburban inner and outer rings. The results both confirm and contradict the main tenets of the spatial assimilation model. To the extent that income, education, and homeownership are positively related to residence in both suburban rings, the findings also suggest that access to inner and outer rings is hierarchically stratified by race and ethnicity.

Residential Patterns of Korean Americans in the Chicago Metropolitan Area

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 38-49
Author(s):  
Donghee Koh ◽  
Sunita George
Keyword(s):  
Residential Segregation ◽  
Korean Americans ◽  
The United States ◽  
White Population ◽  
Residential Patterns ◽  
Spatial Assimilation ◽  
Chicago Metropolitan Area ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Hispanic Populations ◽  
The City

The city of Chicago is home to the third largest concentration of Korean Americans in the United States. It is estimated that four out of five Korean Americans in Chicago live in the suburbs. In this paper, the authors examine the extent of spatial assimilation of Korean Americans with both the “mainstream” American populations, namely, the Caucasian, Black and Hispanic populations, and also their residential patterns vis-à-vis other dominant Asian sub-groups in Chicago—Chinese, Indians and Filipinos. Their analysis examines spatial assimilation of Korean Americans in terms of their residential segregation/integration from 1970 to 2010 in a multi-ethnic context. Results indicate that in general Koreans are becoming more integrated (less segregated) with the White population over the forty year time period in every major county where they were clustered, while they are generally more segregated from the Black and Hispanic populations. Among the dominant Asian sub-groups, Korean Americans tended to be more integrated with Chinese and Indian populations, and more segregated from the Filipino population.

scholarly journals Residential segregation and clustering dynamics of migrants in the metropolitan area of Barcelona

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-127
Author(s):  
Juan Galeano ◽  
Jordi Bayona-i-Carrasco
Keyword(s):  
Residential Segregation ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Spatial Association ◽  
Population Diversity ◽  
Metropolitan Region ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
Residential Patterns ◽  
Spatial Assimilation ◽  
Nouveaux Arrivants ◽  
And Migration

Abstract During the first decade of the 21st century, the Metropolitan Region of Barcelona underwent an enormous demographic transformation following the arrival of more than 300’000 foreign immigrants. The residential patterns resulting from the settlement of the newcomers drastically changed the composition of the human landscape at all territorial levels, both national and local, confronting policy makers and migration managers with the tremendous challenge of managing the increasing population diversity. Within this context, two linked phenomena are perceived as particularly relevant for social cohesion: (i) the degree of residential segregation between different population groups and (ii) the spatial concentration of the newcomers. To assess the degree and trend of spatial assimilation of different immigrant groups and the process of formation of areas of concentration and their evolution over time, we combine the analysis of residential segregation at the metropolitan level with the application of the local indicator of spatial association (Moran’s I), which allows us to locate areas of residential clustering at the census tract level. Our results show the coexistence of a general trend towards the spatial assimilation of foreign-born populations at the regional level (except for Western Europeans), along with the consolidation, and even extension, of ethnic concentrations at the local level. Résumé Au cours de la première décennie du 21ème siècle, la région métropolitaine de Barcelone a subi une énorme transformation démographique suite à l’arrivée de plus de 300 000 immigrants étrangers. Les schémas résidentiels résultant de l’ins­tallation des nouveaux arrivants ont considérablement modifié la composition du paysage humain à tous les niveaux territoriaux, nationaux et locaux, confrontant les décideurs et les gestionnaires des migrations à l’énorme défi de gérer la diversité démographique croissante. Dans ce contexte, deux phénomènes liés sont perçus comme particulièrement pertinents pour la cohésion sociale : (i) le degré de ségrégation résidentielle entre différents groupes de population et (ii) la concentration spatiale des nouveaux arrivants. Pour évaluer le degré et les tendances de l’assimi­lation spatiale des différents groupes d’immigrants et le processus de formation des aires de concentration et leur évolution dans le temps, nous combinons l’analy­se de la ségrégation résidentielle au niveau métropolitain avec l’indicateur de Moran d’association spatiale au niveau local, ce qui nous permet de localiser les zones de regroupement résidentiel au niveau des secteurs de recensement. Nos résultats montrent une tendance générale vers l’assimilation spatiale des populations nées à l’étranger au niveau régional (sauf pour les Européens de l’Ouest), simultanément à la consolidation, voire l’extension, des concentrations ethniques au niveau local.  

scholarly journals Social class versus cultural identity as factors in the residential segregation of ethnic groups in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver for 2001

2005 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 203 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. R. Balakrishnan ◽  
Paul Maxim ◽  
Rozzet Jurdi
Keyword(s):  
Social Class ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Residential Segregation ◽  
Minority Groups ◽  
South Asians ◽  
The United States ◽  
Visible Minority ◽  
Cultural Preferences ◽  
Visible Minorities ◽  
Using Data

This article examines the relevance of the spatial assimilation model in understanding residential segregation of ethnic groups in the three largest gateway cities of Canada. Using data from the census of 2001 it finds that while the model may have worked for the European groups they are less applicable to the visible minorities such as the Chinese, South Asians and Blacks. Residential segregation reduces with generation for the European groups but not for the visible minorities. Canadian patterns seem to be different from that seen in the United States. Many visible minority groups maintain their concentration levels even in the suburbs. The findings seem to indicate that cultural preferences may be just as important as social class in the residential choices of visible minority groups.

scholarly journals The role of geography in school segregation in the free parental choice context of Dutch cities

Urban Studies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (15) ◽  
pp. 3074-3094 ◽  
Author(s):  
Willem R Boterman
Keyword(s):  
Residential Segregation ◽  
School Context ◽  
School Segregation ◽  
Residential Patterns ◽  
Choice Context ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Highly Correlated ◽  
Primary School Pupils ◽  
Dutch Cities

School segregation and residential segregation are generally highly correlated. Cities in the Netherlands are considered to be moderately segregated residentially, while the educational landscape is choice-based but publicly funded. This article analyses how school and residential segregation are interrelated in the educational landscape of Dutch cities. Drawing on individual register data about all primary school pupils in the 10 largest cities, it demonstrates that segregation by ethnicity and social class is generally high, but that the patterns differ strongly between cities. By hypothetically allocating children to the nearest schools, this article demonstrates that even in a highly choice-based school context school segregation is to a large extent the effect of residential patterns. The role of residential trends, notably gentrification, is therefore crucial for understanding the differences in current trends of school segregation across Dutch urban contexts.

Residential Patterns among Religious Groups in Canadian Cities

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 393-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Fong ◽  
Elic Chan
Keyword(s):  
Residential Segregation ◽  
Religious Identity ◽  
Census Data ◽  
Metropolitan Areas ◽  
Community Services ◽  
Religious Community ◽  
Canadian Society ◽  
Religious Groups ◽  
Residential Patterns ◽  
Comprehensive Comparison

This study, based on 2001 Canadian census data for 16 census metropolitan areas, explores residential segregation among eight religious groups. We include non–Christian religious groups to reflect the emerging religious diversity of Canadian society. Our study provides the first comprehensive comparison of the residential patterns of people affiliated with major religious groups in Canada. We argue that each religion is associated with unique sets of religious institutional behaviors, which in turn shape each religious group's relationships with other religious groups. In this study, we identify four religious institutional behaviors that can affect the residential segregation of various religious groups: institutional orientation of religious community services, subcultural identity, religious identity, and discrimination. The findings indicate that these religious institutional behaviors are related to the residential segregation patterns of different religious groups.

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