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  title info:
    title: Political fragmentation and its effects on residential segregation
  name:
    name part: Amaro, Gabriel Hernandez
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
  name:
    name part: Fossett, Mark Alan
    role:
      role term: thesis advisor.
  name:
    name part: Texas A & M University
    role:
      role term: degree granting institution.
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: txu
    date issued: 2014
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: remote
    extent: 1 online resource.
  abstract: In this thesis, I investigate the relationship between black-white residential segregation in U.S. metropolitan areas, and the amount of political fragmentation within the metro area. Using the dissimilarity index calculated by metropolitan statistical area (MSA) at the census track level as a measure of segregation and measures of fragmentation based on 'places' as defined by the U.S. Census, I perform multivariate regression analyses to ascertain the strength and relationship fragmentation has on segregation. In addition, I analyze the inclusion of alternative measures of segregation and fragmentation for comparative purposes. The results indicate that while the effect of fragmentation can vary depending on operationalization used there is a mild to moderate relationship between dissimilarity and political fragmentation, thus indicating that higher levels of political fragments in an MSA are associated with higher levels of residential segregation. Some measures of fragmentation proved to be more fruitful than others but reaffirm for all measures of segregation that higher levels of political fragmentation are associated with residential segregation. The electronic version of this dissertation is accessible from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/151749
  note: by Gabriel Hernandez Amaro.
  note: "Major Subject: Sociology"
  note: Includes vita.
  note: Master of Science Texas A & M University 2013 http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/151749
  note: Includes bibliographical references.
  note: Text (Thesis)
  subject:
    topic: Major Sociology
  subject:
    topic: Residential Segregation
  subject:
    topic: Dissimilarity
  subject:
    topic: Gini
  subject:
    topic: Political Fragmentation
  subject:
    topic: District Segregation
  identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/151749
  record info:
    record content source: TXA
    record creation date: 140619
    record change date: 20151206101806.0
    record identifier: in00003472949
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng