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9-16-2007 1:19 PM1048 views
Kore7 says:
Unfortunately, the tendency of self-segregation amongst races in America persists in spite of the economic repercussions it passes on to future generations.
The model incorporated the idea that parents tend to invest more heavily in giving their children the skills that employers value when they expect that investment to pay off later in higher wages. It also included the fact that children are more likely to succeed when they are surrounded by other children who are succeeding. For example, studies show that having friends with strong vocabularies helps a child to pick up more words with less effort.

The latter effect makes informal, social segregation particularly damaging, the researchers found. People who have been subject to discrimination in the past are less likely to have acquired the skills needed for high-wage jobs, compared with those who were not subject to discrimination. Their children, then, are less likely to pick up those skills naturally at home.
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9-20-2007 8:11 AM
ouyangwulong
There was also a fascinating New York Review of Books article a couple weeks back (IICFIIWCI) about the supreme court decision against the Seattle School District (my home town) when they tried to break down this self-segregation by mixing school populations.

The court basically concluded that it was okay to build fancy schools in rich, all-white neighborhoods and only let the rich all-white kids go there, while building slummy schools in black neighborhoods. In fact, they told Seattle that they couldn't do anything else, for fear that we descriminate against these rich, all-white kids. (I know, it's a long road to equality for your average rich white kid, but some day I hope they will be treated as equals by the government!)
9-20-2007 12:56 PM
ReverendMarkCom
If you don't see now what is happening to our country and our Constitution you are blind. I would have to go so far as to say you are an idiot.

Just in case - We are going backwards!
9-20-2007 1:22 PM
Kore7
On a related note, this recent census study went as far as determining the actual (average) amount Americans were paying to live next to people of their own race and education level.
Specifically, while all households prefer to live in higher-income neighborhoods, college-educated households are willing to pay $58 more per month than those without a college degree to live in a neighborhood that has 10 percent more college-educated households....

Similarly, blacks are willing to pay $98 more per month to live in a neighborhood that has 10 percent more black households, compared to a negative willingness to pay on the part of white ho...
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