TY - JOUR
T1 - Hypersegregation in U.S. Metropolitan Areas
T2 - Black and Hispanic Segregation Along Five Dimensions
AU - Massey, Douglas S.
AU - Denton, Nancy A.
PY - 1989/8
Y1 - 1989/8
N2 - Residential segregation has traditionally been measured by using the index of dissimilarity and, more recently, the P * exposure index. These indices, however, measure only two of five potential dimensions of segregation and, by themselves, understate the degree of black segregation in U.S. society. Compared with Hispanics, not only are blacks more segregated on any single dimension of residential segregation, they are also likely to be segregated on all five dimensions simultaneously, which never occurs for Hispanics. Moreover, in a significant subset of large urban areas, blacks experience extreme segregation on all dimensions, a pattern we call hypersegregation. This finding is upheld and reinforced by a multivariate analysis. We conclude that blacks occupy a unique and distinctly disadvantaged position in the U.S. urban environment.
AB - Residential segregation has traditionally been measured by using the index of dissimilarity and, more recently, the P * exposure index. These indices, however, measure only two of five potential dimensions of segregation and, by themselves, understate the degree of black segregation in U.S. society. Compared with Hispanics, not only are blacks more segregated on any single dimension of residential segregation, they are also likely to be segregated on all five dimensions simultaneously, which never occurs for Hispanics. Moreover, in a significant subset of large urban areas, blacks experience extreme segregation on all dimensions, a pattern we call hypersegregation. This finding is upheld and reinforced by a multivariate analysis. We conclude that blacks occupy a unique and distinctly disadvantaged position in the U.S. urban environment.
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U2 - 10.2307/2061599
DO - 10.2307/2061599
M3 - Article
C2 - 2792476
AN - SCOPUS:0024855982
SN - 0070-3370
VL - 26
SP - 373
EP - 391
JO - Demography
JF - Demography
IS - 3
ER -