Tale of 3 segregations: Poor other-race neighbors contribute to poverty of black and Hispanic neighborhoods
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 13:03
in Psychology & Sociology
Unlike most whites, blacks and Hispanics tend to have neighbors from other racial groups who are disproportionately likely to be poor. This contributes importantly to the high poverty rates of the neighborhoods lived in by black and Hispanic families and to high poverty rates of schools attended by black and Hispanic children.