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2012

Minority majority relations; Residential segregation

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Dividing America? The Role Of 'Division Streets' In Residential Segregation, Kate Griffin May 2012

Dividing America? The Role Of 'Division Streets' In Residential Segregation, Kate Griffin

HIM 1990-2015

Residential segregation is an issue where multiple variables such as race, class, and income converge. Identifying the remaining variables contributing to the continuation of residential segregation is what remains in order to understand the issue completely. A possible variable that has yet to be considered is the effect that the name of a road has on the surrounding area. The objective of this research is to identify the relationship between Division Streets and residential segregation. Although this relationship may not be causal, the existence of any tie between labels as apparent as 'division' on a road where residential segregation is …