Experiments in Segregation
Economic theory is pessimistic about the prospects for undoing racial segregation—but experiments suggest reality isn't quite so bad.
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Segregation
29 posts
The New Housing Segregation in America
An analysis of United States Census data since 1990 uncovers how infrequently black and white Americans live together today.
Why the Ice Is White
The Chicago Blackhawks may be so good that "they got black people loving hockey," but the NHL is still the most segregated professional sport. Why is that?
White Flight and Housing Market Collapse
A new study links foreclosures to increasing racial segregation, especially in neighborhoods that had been relatively integrated.
Hundreds of School Districts Have Been Ignoring Desegregation Orders for Decades
The federal government’s vigilance in enforcing the court-backed desegregation of the country’s schools is a shadow of what it once was.
Segregation May Be Less of a Problem, But It’s Still a Problem
A new look at economic and crime indicators in segregated U.S. neighborhoods finds the same old problems of inequality.
Would Pre-1967 Segregation Reduce Violence in Jerusalem?
A new computer model that maps violence patterns in urban areas says that it would.
Underground Demography: Race, Class, and the Subway Systems of Large U.S. Cities
Despite social class segregation in housing, people of vastly different economic circumstances are likely to share the same subway car, at least for a few stops.
Do We Still Segregate Students?
Schools around the nation are 'detracking' classes, putting kids of all achievement levels in the same room. Does that sabotage higher achievers?