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MCAT Psychological Social Foundations Flashcards: 10a Spatial Inequality Residential Segregation

Study 10a Spatial Inequality Residential Segregation in MCAT Psychological Social Foundations with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

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What is blockbusting?

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Inducing White flight for profit by stoking racial fears. Realtors profit from panic-selling and racial turnover.

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MCAT Psychological Social Foundations: Foundational Concept 10: Social Inequality and Health

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Researchers analyzed migration and neighborhood change in a city between 2010 and 2020. Census tract data showed that Tract A's share of residents with a bachelor's degree rose from 22% to 41% and median rent rose from $980 to 1,520;theshareofresidentsidentifyingasBlackfellfrom481,520; the share of residents identifying as Black fell from 48% to 32%. Tract B, 3 miles away, had a smaller rent increase (810 to $960), a stable bachelor's degree share (18% to 20%), and an increase in the share identifying as Black (52% to 59%). Citywide population was stable, but the number of eviction filings increased by 17% and concentrated in a cluster of tracts including Tract B. Which outcome is most consistent with the patterns of residential segregation described?
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