The Racial Resegregation of Los Angeles County, 1940-2000
The Racial Resegregation of Los Angeles County, 1940-2000
The Racial Resegregation of Los Angeles County, 1940-2000
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Table <strong>of</strong> Contents:<br />
Page<br />
1.0 Overview <strong>of</strong> Findings 1<br />
2.0 Overview <strong>of</strong> Methods 4<br />
2.1 <strong>The</strong> <strong>1940</strong>-<strong>2000</strong> Dataset 4<br />
2.2 Definition <strong>of</strong> <strong>Racial</strong> Groups 4<br />
2.3 Explanation <strong>of</strong> the Segregation Indices 5<br />
2.31 <strong>The</strong> Diversity Index 5<br />
2.32 <strong>The</strong> Index <strong>of</strong> Dissimilarity 5<br />
2.33 <strong>The</strong> Exposure Index 6<br />
3.0 Summary <strong>of</strong> Specific Findings 8<br />
4.0 Detailed Findings 10<br />
Chart 1: Overall Population Figures 10<br />
Chart 2: Diversity Index 11<br />
Chart 3: Index <strong>of</strong> Dissimilarity 12<br />
Chart 4a: Exposure Index – White Neighbors 13<br />
Chart 4b: Exposure Index – White Settlers 14<br />
Chart 5a: Exposure Index – Black Neighbors 15<br />
Chart 5b: Exposure Index – Black Settlers 16<br />
Chart 6a: Exposure Index – Hispanic Neighbors 17<br />
Chart 6b: Exposure Index – Black Settlers 18<br />
Chart 7a: Exposure Index – Asian Neighbors 19<br />
Chart 7b: Exposure Index – Asian Settlers 20<br />
Map : White Majority Census Tracts, <strong>1940</strong>-<strong>2000</strong> 21<br />
Bibliography: Works Cited 22<br />
people <strong>of</strong> color to locate among neighbors <strong>of</strong> their own racial group. Notwithstanding this phenomenon,<br />
however, housing market discrimination against affluent people <strong>of</strong> color is very well documented, and<br />
conversely, discrimination against affluent Whites has never been documented.<br />
Race Contours <strong>2000</strong> –<strong>Resegregation</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Los</strong> <strong>Angeles</strong> <strong>County</strong>, <strong>1940</strong>-<strong>2000</strong> 3