News tagged with neighborhoods
Study: Residential segregation still a problem in US
Despite increasing numbers of multiethnic neighborhoods in the United States, relatively few black or white families are actually moving into these types of communities, according to a new study in the June issue of the American So ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 31, 2012 |
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Sex-offender registries in five states inflate counts by 43 percent
Do an online search for sex offenders living in your neighborhood and you may be alarmed by how many you find. But a new study of sex-offender registries in five states shows that they overestimate the number of offenders ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 02, 2012 |
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Childhood hunger policies should target neighborhoods, not families
Policies addressing childhood hunger should target neighborhoods, not individual families, according to new research from Rice University.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 22, 2012 |
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Even neighborhoods with higher-educated ethnic minorities arouse resistance
The resistance towards ethnically mixed neighborhoods decreases if higher-educated people from ethnic minorities live there. Yet even then a large proportion of the autochthonous Dutch population still prefer to avoid neighbourhoods ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 09, 2012 |
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Study finds voters concerned with privacy in US elections
Ever had the feeling that someone was looking over your shoulder while you voted?
Nov 04, 2011 |
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Nextdoor launches neighborhood social networks
Internet startup Nextdoor launched a social network Wednesday designed to strengthen communities by connecting real-world neighbors.
Oct 26, 2011 |
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Study: growing up in bad neighborhoods has a devastating impact
Growing up in a poor neighborhood significantly reduces the chances that a child will graduate from high school, according to a study published in the October issue of the American Sociological Review. And, the longer a chil ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 04, 2011 |
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Examining motherly fears
Neighborhood poverty is likely to make a mother more fearful about letting her children play outdoors, according to a new study by sociologists at Rice University and Stanford University.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 03, 2011 |
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Cellphones spread into pre-teen demographic
Brandon Gonzales has been carrying his black Pantech cellphone with the slide-out keyboard for two years. Brandon is 12.
Sep 22, 2011 |
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Study: Community organization can reduce, negate impact of alcohol outlets on neighborhood violence
The density of businesses that sell alcohol in a community has been tied to local levels of violence, but new research has found that the influence depends on the nature of the community. More stable communities can see little ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 22, 2011 |
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Review: Sites break down neighborhood traits
(AP) -- If you find a home on the market that has the right look, amenities and price, you're still only halfway there.
Jul 02, 2011 |
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Three check-in apps for joining a crowd
Check-in services are social-networking apps that let you "check in" to tell your friends or the whole world where you are at the moment. One in five smartphone owners uses them.
Jun 06, 2011 |
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Looks do matter, particularly when it comes to neighborhoods
It's an unfamiliar neighborhood and you find yourself in the middle of a bunch of streets and buildings you've never seen before. Giving the environment a quick once-over, you make a snap decision about whether you're safe ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 26, 2011 |
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Disease claims young victims in Ivory Coast crisis
(AP) -- Kneeling family members bent in prayer over two little bodies wrapped in sheets on the grass in the hospital grounds. Then two women among them released heart-rending wails.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 22, 2011 |
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Study: Socioeconomics playing reduced role in autism diagnoses
While there is an increasing equality in terms of the likelihood that children from communities and families across the socioeconomic spectrum will be diagnosed with autism, a new study finds that such factors still influence ...
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Apr 06, 2011 |
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Neighbourhood
A neighbourhood or neighborhood (see spelling differences) is a geographically localised community within a larger city, town or suburb. Neighbourhoods are often social communities with considerable face-to-face interaction among members. "Researchers have not agreed on an exact definition. Neighbourhood is generally defined spatially as a specific geographic area and functionally as a set of social networks. Neighbourhoods, then, are the spatial units in which face-to-face social interactions occur – the personal settings and situations where residents seek to realise common values, socialise youth, and maintain effective social control."
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