Residential Patterns of Minorities in the Metropolis

本文是对大都市少数民族居住模式的研究。它将考察居住模式的两个重要方面，这两个方面只能通过传统的隔离指数间接获取。第一个是少数民族聚居区的地理配置，即“少数民族”或“少数民族”社区。第二是个人区位选择和结果的决定因素。这项研究将包括纽约、芝加哥和洛杉矶，并检查每个地区的白人、黑人、西班牙裔和亚洲人。更详细的分析将集中在主要的白人族裔群体(如意大利人、爱尔兰人、德国人)以及拉美裔人(如波多黎各人、墨西哥人、多米尼加人)、亚洲人(如中国人、韩国人)和黑人(将黑人与讲英语的加勒比人和海地人等较大的非美国人群体分开对待)中的民族血统亚群。该项目将首先计算每个地区种族隔离程度的描述性测量，然后测试各种关于种族集中的假设，这些假设来自较新的社会学理论，包括下层阶级和民族飞地模型。这项研究将增加我们对几个民族和种族群体在某些城市社区集中程度的了解，并将为导致这种集中的因素提供科学的理解。这是有关住房、城市服务和教育的决策依据的重要信息。此外，这将有助于我们了解一些民族和社区遭受的持续劣势。

This is a study of residential patterns of minorities in the metropolis. It will examine two important aspects of residential patterns that are only indirectly captured by the traditional use of segregation indices. The first is the geographic configuration of areas of minority group concentration as "ethnic" or "minority" neighborhoods. The second is the determinants of individual locational choices and outcomes. The study will include New York, Chicago and Los Angeles and examine white, blacks, Hispanics and Asians in each region. A more detailed analysis will focus on the major white ethnic groups (such as Italians, Irish, Germans) and on national-origin subgroups among Hispanics (e.g., Puerto Ricans, Mexicans, Dominicans), Asians (e.g., Chinese, Koreans), and blacks (treating separately blacks from the larger non-US origin groups such as the English-speaking Caribbeans and Haitians). The project will begin by calculating descriptive measures of the extent of segregation in each area, and then test a variety of hypotheses concerning ethnic concentration, drawn from the more recent sociological theories, including the underclass and the ethnic enclave models. This research will increase our knowledge about the degree to which several ethnic and racial groups are becoming concentrated in certain urban neighborhoods, and it will provide a scientific understanding of the factors that cause such concentration. This is vital information on which to base policy decisions concerning housing, city services, and schooling. In addition, it will contribute to our understanding of the persistent disadvantage suffered by some ethnic groups and neighborhoods.