Moving out when minorities move in

The term white flight refers to a more specific phenomenon than white suburbanization, exurbanization or migration, and it was never intended to subsume these much broader movements of the white population. White flight alludes to the out-movement of whites that can ensue once blacks or other minori...

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Published in:American Demographics 2002-06, Vol.24 (6), p.23
Main Author: Harrison, Roderick J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African Americans
Censuses
College professors
Demographics
Metropolitan areas
Minority & ethnic groups
Neighborhoods
Population
Rural urban migration
Segregation
Sociology
Statistical data
Suburban areas
White people
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Summary:The term white flight refers to a more specific phenomenon than white suburbanization, exurbanization or migration, and it was never intended to subsume these much broader movements of the white population. White flight alludes to the out-movement of whites that can ensue once blacks or other minority populations exceed a threshold percentage of the population in a neighborhood or locality. It thus refers to a response by whites to the influx of minority populations into predominantly or exclusively white areas, and to the tendency of whites to leave many of those areas more quickly than comparable locales not experiencing such an influx.
ISSN:0163-4089
2163-5897