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Rethinking the “buffering” theory of neighborhood racial transition
Sociology Compass ( IF 2.538 ) Pub Date : 2021-04-07 , DOI: 10.1111/soc4.12880
Richard Wright 1 , Mark Ellis 2
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In metropolitan areas with significant numbers of Latinx and Black people, Santiago (1991) hypothesized that Latinx groups may “buffer” white neighborhoods from Black ones. Farley and Frey (1994, https://doi.org/10.2307/2096131) subsequently suggested that Latinx and Asian groups provide a social or spatial “buffer” that enables White and Black neighborhood coresidence. In predominantly White spaces, increases in the neighborhood shares of Latinx and Asian populations moderates White resistance to the presence of Blacks, and this helps explain growing neighborhood racial diversity in the United States. This essay suggests expanding the thesis in several ways. We first consider reversing the theory wherein Latinx and Asian groups provide a “buffer” enabling White and Black coresidence because Blacks are cushioned from the actions of Whites. This view requires us to include not only White tolerance but also White intolerance in the buffering logic. Second, we point out that racially mixed neighborhoods may also come about because people want to live in such diverse environments. Third, this leads to a consideration of processes of neighborhood racial mixing that include the roles of real estate markets actors in shaping neighborhood outcomes as well as the motivations of Latinx, Asian, and mixed‐race populations.

中文翻译:

重新思考邻里种族过渡的“缓冲”理论

在有大量拉丁裔和黑人的大都市地区,Santiago(1991)假设拉丁裔群体可以“缓冲”黑人社区中的白人社区。Farley和Frey(1994,https://doi.org/10.2307/2096131)随后提出,拉丁裔和亚洲族群提供了社会或空间“缓冲”,使白人和黑人邻里共知。在以白人为主的地区,拉丁裔和亚洲人口的邻里比例增加,缓和了白人对黑人的抵抗,这有助于解释美国邻里种族多样性的增长。本文建议以多种方式扩展论文。我们首先考虑颠覆这一理论,在该理论中,拉丁美洲人和亚洲人群体提供了一个“缓冲”,使白人和黑人能够形成共识,因为黑人从白人的行动中得到缓冲。这种观点要求我们不仅在缓冲逻辑中包括白容忍度,还包括白容忍度。其次,我们指出,由于人们希望生活在这种多样化的环境中,因此也可能出现种族混合的社区。第三,这导致了对邻里种族混合过程的考虑,包括房地产市场参与者在塑造邻里结果中所扮演的角色,以及拉丁裔,亚洲人和混合种族人口的动机。
更新日期:2021-05-13
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