Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2018
Abstract
The percent black–inequality relationship and the unique position of the South have been cornerstones of research on U.S. racial inequality. Using an innovative methodological approach, I address how migration contributes to our understanding of the percent black– inequality relationship. I find that the educationally selective migration of blacks and whites significantly contributes to the percent black–inequality relationship via compositional changes. However, any explanatory power is limited to the non-South. Migration plays a role in understanding this relationship, yet processes related to black population concentration still generate black disadvantage anew, particularly within the South.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Sociological Quarterly
First Page
128
Last Page
144
Recommended Citation
O’connell, H. (2018). Linking racial composition, black–white inequality, and regional difference: the role of migration. Sociological Quarterly, 59 (1), 128-144. https://doi.org/10.1080/00380253.2017.1383140