Race

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Your job has been transferred to a new city. However, as you travel around the city, you notice several neighborhoods that appear to be segregated by race or ethnicity. When questioning individuals about the racial atmosphere of the city, they seem to all give positive answers and explain that the city has improved over the last few years. After some research, you find that situations such as interracial relationships, housing and education have improved but there are areas that remain problematic.

What concepts from the Module might help explain these observations? (Use the terms below to help explain.)

Terms to understand and use for Module 5: “tragic mulatta,” “marginal man,” mathematical opportunity, Contact Theory, social distance, family opposition, cohabitation, GLO/BGLO, social capital, social networks, segregation, Index of dissimilarity (D), paired studies, social desirability You should use these terms in Discussions and Quizzes.