Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Residential Segregation

Spatial separation of HOUSING within a geographic area based on racial, ethnic, nationality and other SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Spatial separation of HOUSING within a geographic area based on racial, ethnic, nationality and other SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS.

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Synonyms

13 entry terms
  • Residential Segregations
  • Segregation, Residential
  • Gentrification
  • Neighborhood Ethnic Composition
  • Neighborhood Ethnic Racial Composition
  • Neighborhood Racial Composition
  • Neighborhood Racial Ethnic Composition
  • Composition, Neighborhood Ethnic
  • Composition, Neighborhood Racial
  • Ethnic Composition, Neighborhood
  • Neighborhood Ethnic Compositions
  • Neighborhood Racial Compositions
  • Racial Composition, Neighborhood

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6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings economics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

2023

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Previous Indexing

  • Residence Characteristics (1970-2022)

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  1. I01w.880w.735w.820.750w
  2. N01.224w.791.775.375w
  3. N06.850w.505.400w.800.775.375w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Residential Segregation. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000093863. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000093863
  2. Residential Segregation. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographical_segregation
  3. Residential Segregation. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7315484