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Segregation by Eric Fong; Kumiko Shibuya; Brent Matthew Berry is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Segregation about?

Segregation is one of the starkest social realities of contemporary societies. Though often associated with explicitly racist laws of the past, it is a phenomenon that persists to this day and is a crucial element for understanding group relations and the wellbeing of different populations in society. In this book, Eric Fong and Kumiko Shibuya provide a thorough discussion of the evolving complexity of segregation in all its variety and variations. The authors focus not only on past trends and the development of segregation measures, but also the current state of affairs, and demonstrate the connections between the segregation of racial/ethnic groups, immigrant communities, and schools, along with poverty concentration. By taking a wide, cross-cutting view, the authors identify commonalities and differences in the causes, mechanisms, and consequences of segregation. Spatial and social segregation together perpetuate and reinforce the unequal distribution of resources among racial and ethnic groups, which in turn can have positive and negative consequences for individuals and groups. This critical overview of segregation will be a valuable and insightful resource for students of soc

Who reads Segregation?

Author

Eric Fong; Kumiko Shibuya; Brent Matthew Berry

Publisher

Wiley

Published

2022

Language

EN

ISBN

9781509534753

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Social Science, History, Social_sciences