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This article reviews the post-1975 theoretical and empirical research on race and residential location in metropolitan areas of the United States. We interrelate the main themes of recent research, focusing on the causes and consequences of racial residential segregation. Racial prejudice and discrimination, black suburbanization, school segregation, labor market discrimination, and city/surburban environmental differentials are among the issues examined.
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Streitwieser, M.L., Goodman, J.L. A survey of recent research on race and residential location. Popul Res Policy Rev 2, 253–283 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00157999
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