The Buffering Hypothesis: Growing Diversity and Declining Black-White Segregation in America’s Cities, Suburbs, and Small Towns?
The conventional wisdom is that racial diversity promotes positive race relations and reduces racial residential segregation between blacks and whites. We use data from the 1990–2010 decennial censuses and 2007–2011 ACS to test this so-called “buffering hypothesis.” We identify cities, suburbs, and...
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| Language: | English |
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Society for Sociological Science
2015-03-01
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| Series: | Sociological Science |
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| Online Access: | https://www.sociologicalscience.com/download/volume-2/march/SocSci_v2_125to157.pdf |