Principles of racial integration vs. perceptions of non-White neighborhoods: Comparing hypothetical and real neighborhood choice

《Principles of racial integration vs. perceptions of non-White neighborhoods: Comparing hypothetical and real neighborhood choice》

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作者: Cassi A. Meyerhoffer;Jessica Kenty-Drane

来源: JOURNAL OF URBAN AFFAIRS,Vol.41,Issue6,P.853-868

语言: 英文

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作者单位: Southern Connecticut State University

摘要: Using qualitative interview data, we examine the consistency of White residents’ responses to questions about their preferences for the racial composition of their neighborhoods when comparing hypothetical showcards and maps of real neighborhoods in respondents’ cities. This approach allows for an examination of how residents’ preferences for real neighborhoods align with preferences for idealized neighborhoods and the explanations people give when describing their preferences for neighborhoods of color. Data come from qualitative interviews conducted in Buffalo, New York, and Ogden, Utah.Additional informationAuthor informationCassi A. MeyerhofferCassi A. Meyerhoffer is Associate Professor of Sociology at Southern Connecticut State University. Her research primarily involves studying issues related to race, social class, culture, and immigration status and how these factors shape how people express neighborhood preferences. She is particularly interested in understanding and disentangling the relationship between race and class and how that relationship informs the stereotypes or perceptions that people have of minority neighborhoods. Her current research examines the intersection of neighborhood, race, perceived social status, and individuals’ interactions with law enforcement—particularly the ways in which people of color are perceived regardless of known or actual place of residence. She earned her PhD in Sociology from the University at Buffalo.Jessica Kenty-DraneJessica Kenty-Drane is Associate Professor of Sociology at Southern Connecticut State University. There she serves as the Graduate Coordinator for the MS Sociology program which emphasizes the application of sociology to matters of social justice. Her research examines social inequality in childhood, particularly the role of wealth, as well as how the future child is depicted in science fiction. Her latest scholarship advances understanding of apocalyptic narratives shaping public discourse about social change and disaster, including discussion and rhetoric about climate change. She earned her PhD in Sociology and Women’s Studies certificate from Northeastern University in Boston.AcknowledgmentsThe authors acknowledge Sterling White and Ashley Acevedo for their assistance on earlier drafts of this article. Special thanks to Robert Adelman and the anonymous reviewers for their feedback and helpful comments.