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The Impact of Racial Composition and Racial Transition on the Status of American Suburbs *
Author(s) -
Marshall Harvey,
Stahura John
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
sociological inquiry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.446
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1475-682X
pISSN - 0038-0245
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-682x.1980.tb00833.x
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , residence , racial composition , ethnic composition , demography , geography , spurious relationship , composition (language) , inner city , demographic economics , population , sociology , race (biology) , economic geography , statistics , gender studies , economics , mathematics , linguistics , philosophy
This study explores the potential impact of racial composition and racial change on the socioeconomic status of American suburbs. The sample includes 697 suburbs for which data were available for the study variables, which are percent black, change in percent black, suburban age, employment/residence ratio, population growth and size, distance from the central city, and several socioeconomic status measures. It was found that the impact of racial composition and change on suburban status was either non‐existant or spurious.